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Definition of Nepenthe

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

- genus Nepenthes is named after the drug nepenthe. The word nepenthe first appears in the fourth book of Homer's Odyssey: Figuratively, nepenthe means...
- 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)...
- Nepenthes (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz/) is a genus of carnivorous plants, also known as tropical pitcher plants, or monkey cups, in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae...
- 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...
- Nepenthe is the second studio album from American singer-songwriter Julianna Barwick. It was released in August 2013, under Dead Oceans Records. "Nepenthe...
- Nepenthes attenboroughii (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˌætənˈbʌriaɪ, - ˌætənbəˈroʊɡiaɪ/), or Attenborough's pitcher plant, is a montane species of carnivorous pitcher...
- Nepenthes khasiana (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˌxæsiˈɑːnə/; after the Khasi Hills, to which it is largely endemic) is an endangered tropical pitcher plant of the genus...
- Nepenthes 'Miranda' is a cultivar of a manmade hybrid involving N. maxima and N. northiana. For some authors it is a more complex hybrid. This perennial...
- Nepenthes gracilis (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˈɡræsɪlɪs/; from Latin: gracilis "slender"), or the slender pitcher-plant, is a common lowland pitcher plant that is widespread...