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Nepenthe
Nepenthe Ne*pen"the, n. [Fr. Gr. ? removing all sorrow; hence,
an epithet of an Egyptian drug which lulled sorrow for the
day; ? not + ? sorrow, grief.]
A drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and
sorrow; -- by some supposed to have been opium or hasheesh.
Hence, anything soothing and comforting.
Lulled with the sweet nepenthe of a court. --Pope.
Quaff, O quaff this kind nepenthe. --Poe.
Meaning of Nepenthe from wikipedia
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genus Nepenthes is
named after the drug
nepenthe. The word
nepenthe first appears in the
fourth book of Homer's Odyssey: Figuratively,
nepenthe means...
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Nepenthe is a
fictional medicine for sorrow.
Nepenthe may also
refer to: USS
Nepenthe (SP-112), a
luxury yacht belonging to
James Deering Nepenthe (album)...
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Nepenthe is a
restaurant in Big Sur, California,
built by Bill and
Madelaine "Lolly" F****ett and
first opened in 1949. It was
built around a
cabin first...
- USS
Nepenthe (SP-112) was a
luxury yacht belonging to
James Deering and used at his estate,
Vizcaya in Miami, Florida. The
yacht was
completed December...
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Nepenthes (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz/) is a
genus of
carnivorous plants, also
known as
tropical pitcher plants, or
monkey cups, in the
monotypic family Nepenthaceae...
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Nepenthes rajah /nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˈrɑːdʒə/ is a
carnivorous pitcher plant species of the
family Nepenthaceae. It is
endemic to
Mount Kinabalu and neighbouring...
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Nepenthe is the
second studio album from
American singer-songwriter
Julianna Barwick. It was
released in
August 2013,
under Dead
Oceans Records. "Nepenthe...
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Nepenthe is a role-playing
video game for
Microsoft Windows and macOS. It was
released May 17, 2018, on
Steam by
American indie developer Yitz, and utilizes...
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Nepenthes khasiana (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˌxæsiˈɑːnə/;
after the
Khasi Hills, to
which it is
largely endemic) is an
endangered tropical pitcher plant of the genus...
- the
Coast Gallery (where
Laura exhibits her artwork), and the
restaurant Nepenthe. The
theme music for the film was "The
Shadow of Your Smile", by Johnny...
