Meaning of Nepenthes in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /nəˈpɛnθiz/

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  1. Noun

    Nepenthes

    Etymology

    via Latin from Greek nēpenthēs‘dispelling pain’, from nē-‘not’ + penthos‘grief’; sense 2 is from modern Latin

    Definitions

    1. pitcher plants

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