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nepenthe
We have found lemma(root) word of nepenthe : nepenthes.
Definitions
[nɪˈpɛnθiːz], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a drug described in Homer's Odyssey as banishing grief or trouble from a person's mind
- a plant of a genus that comprises the Old World pitcher plants
Phrases:
Origin
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via Latin from Greek nēpenthēs ‘dispelling pain’, from nē- ‘not’ + penthos ‘grief’; sense 2 is from modern Latin
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