English Explanatory Dictionary

nepenth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of nepenthes.

Pronunciation

/nɪˈpɛnθ/ /nəˈpɛnθ/

Word forms

nepenth nepenths

Etymology

From French népenthe, népenthès (“nepenthes”), népente (“a plant from which a drug supposedly bringing relief from grief may be obtained”), or Latin nēpenthes: see further at nepenthes. Compare Italian nepente.

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