Nepenthes

See also: nepenthes

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin nēpenthes, from Ancient Greek νηπενθής (nēpenthḗs, “sorrow-banishing”) (neuter), from νη- (nē-, “not”) + πένθος (pénthos, “grief”).

Proper noun

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  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nepenthaceae – pitcher plants, carnivorous plants of the Old World tropics.

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