NEPENTHES Meaning of NEPENTHES in English n.1 poet. a drug causing forgetfulness of grief. 2 any pitcher-plant of the genus Nepenthes. Etymology: L f. Gk nepenthes (pharmakon drug), neut. of nepenthes f. ne- not + penthos grief Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012