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Definition of Nepenthes

1. Noun. Pitcher plants.

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)

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