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.