-n(t)(ˌ)thēz noun
Etymology: Latin
1. plural nepenthes : nepenthe
2. capitalized
[New Latin, from Latin, nepenthe]
: a genus of Malaysian climbing insectivorous plants constituting a distinct family of the order Sarraceniales and having leaves with the midrib prolonged to a tendril and the apex expanded to a pitcher-shaped appendage — see pitcher plant