Definition of Nepenthes

1. Noun. Pitcher plants.

Exact synonyms: Genus Nepenthes
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Nepenthaceae, Nepenthaceae
Member holonyms: Tropical Pitcher Plant

Definition of Nepenthes

1. n. Same as Nepenthe.

Definition of Nepenthes

1. Noun. A drug referred to in Homer's ''Odyssey'' as bringing relief from anxiety or grief; hence, any substance seen as bringing welcome forgetfulness or relief. ¹

2. Noun. A Southeast Asian plant of the genus Nepenthes. ¹

3. Noun. (plural of nepenthe) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nepenthes

1. nepenthe [n] - See also: nepenthe

Medical Definition of Nepenthes

1. 1. Same as Nepenthe. 2. A genus of climbing plants found in India, Malaya, etc, which have the leaves prolonged into a kind of stout tendril terminating in a pitcherlike appendage, whence the plants are often called pitcher plants and monkey-cups. There are about thirty species, of which the best known is Nepenthes distillatoria. See Pitcher plant. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. See Nepenthe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nepenthes

neovascularization
neovascularizations
neovasculature
neovasculogenesis
neovessel
neovessels
neoxanthin
neoytterbia
neoytterbium
neozoic
nep
nepa
nepafenac
nepenthe
nepenthean
nepenthes (current term)
neper
nepers
nepetalactone
nepetas
neph
nephalism
nephalist
nephelauxetic
nepheligenous
nepheline
nephelines
nephelinic
nephelinite

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