epiphora

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιφορά (epiphorá).

noun

  1. (rhetoric) epistrophe
  2. (medicine) Excessive tear production usually a result from an irritation of the eye.
  3. (botany) Polystachya (a genus of orchids).

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