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epiphoras

epiphoras is the plural of epiphora.

Meaning of epiphora

Noun

epiphora (countable and uncountable, plural epiphoras)

  1. (rhetoric) epistrophe
    Antonyms:
    anaphora
  2. Excessive tear production usually a result from an irritation of the eye.
  3. Any member of the species Polystachya (syn. Epiphora) of yellowspike orchids, of tropical and subtropical environments worldwide.

Questions about epiphoras

What is epiphoras the plural of?
Epiphoras is the plural of epiphora.

Words near epiphoras in the dictionary

  1. epiphonemata
  2. epiphoneme
  3. epiphonemes
  4. Epiphones
  5. epiphora
  6. epiphoras
  7. epiphragm
  8. epiphragma
  9. epiphragmata
  10. epiphragms
  11. epiphrases

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