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

Nepenthes f

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

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