NEPENTHES


Meaning of NEPENTHES in English

n. 1 poet. a drug causing forgetfulness of grief. 2 any pitcher-plant of the genus Nepenthes.

[ L f. Gk nepenthes (pharmakon drug), neut. of nepenthes f. ne- not + penthos grief ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.