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nepenthes
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n. 1 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. 2 A Southeast Asian plant of the genus ''Nepenthes''. 3 (plural of nepenthe English).Category:English ...
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Nepenthes , also known as tropical pitcher plants or monkey cups , is a genus of carnivorous plants in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae . The genus comprises roughly 150 species , and numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids. They are mostly liana ...
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nepenthes \Ne*pen"thes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See Nepenthe .] Same as Nepenthe . --Milton. (Bot.) A genus of climbing plants found in tropical areas of India, Malaya, Australia, etc., which have the leaves prolonged into a kind of stout tendril terminating ...
Usage examples of nepenthes.
Hooker has recently shown, Nepenthes, could all have acquired the power of secreting a fluid which dissolves or digests animal matter.
Pinguicula or Nepenthes, for these plants are not at all closely related to the Droceraceae.
Hooker, Nepenthes, and to this class other species will almost certainly soon be added.
Borne the high pangs that all high souls must bear, Nor fled to low nepenthes for your pain!