Definitions for nepenthes
ne·penthes

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nepenthes, genus Nepenthesnoun

   pitcher plants

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1. nepenthesnoun

   A drug referred to in Homer's Odyssey as bringing relief from anxiety or grief; hence, any substance seen as bringing welcome forgetfulness or relief.

2. nepenthesnoun

   A Southeast Asian plant of the genus Nepenthes.

3. Etymology: From nepenthes, from νηπενθές (neuter), from νη- + πένθος.

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1. nepenthes

   Nepenthes is a genus of carnivorous plants, also known as tropical pitcher plants or monkey cups, found in the Old World tropics. They are characterized by a unique method of catching prey with a deep cavity filled with digestive fluid. Insects and other small animals, attracted by nectar secreted by the plant, fall into this cavity and are subsequently digested.

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1. Nepenthesnoun

   same as Nepenthe

2. Nepenthesnoun

   a genus of climbing plants found in India, Malaya, etc., which have the leaves prolonged into a kind of stout tendril terminating in a pitcherlike appendage, whence the plants are often called pitcher plants and monkey-cups. There are about thirty species, of which the best known is Nepenthes distillatoria. See Pitcher plant

3. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. . See Nepenthe.]

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1. Nepenthes

   Nepenthes, popularly known as tropical pitcher plants or monkey cups, is a genus of carnivorous plants in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae. The genus comprises roughly 140 species, and numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids. They are mostly liana-forming plants of the Old World tropics, ranging from South China, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines; westward to Madagascar and the Seychelles; southward to Australia and New Caledonia; and northward to India and Sri Lanka. The greatest diversity occurs on Borneo and Sumatra, with many endemic species. Many are plants of hot, humid, lowland areas, but the majority are tropical montane plants, receiving warm days but cool to cold, humid nights year round. A few are considered tropical alpine, with cool days and nights near freezing. The name "monkey cups" refers to the fact that monkeys have been observed drinking rainwater from these plants.

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1. Nepenthes

   ne-pen′thēz, n. (med.) a drug that relieves pain—also Nepen′the: a genus of plants having a cup or pitcher attached to the leaf, often filled with a sweetish liquid, the pitcher-plant. [Gr.,—nē, neg., penthos, grief.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nepenthes in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nepenthes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nepenthes
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nepenthes
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nepenthes
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=nepenthes
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=nepenthes