English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιφορά (epiphorá).

Noun edit

epiphora (countable and uncountable, plural epiphoras)

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