Translingual

Nepenthes alba

Proper noun

Nepenthes f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nepenthaceae – the pitcher plants, carnivorous plants of the Old World tropics.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Nepenthaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Nepenthes distillatoria - type species; Nepenthes adnata, Nepenthes alata, Nepenthes albomarginata, Nepenthes ampullaria, Nepenthes anamensis, Nepenthes andamana, Nepenthes angasanensis, Nepenthes argentii, Nepenthes aristolochioides, Nepenthes attenboroughii, Nepenthes bellii, Nepenthes benstonei, Nepenthes bicalcarata, Nepenthes bokorensis, Nepenthes bongso, Nepenthes boschiana, Nepenthes burbidgeae, Nepenthes burkei, Nepenthes campanulata, Nepenthes chang, Nepenthes chaniana, Nepenthes clipeata, Nepenthes danseri, Nepenthes deaniana, Nepenthes densiflora, Nepenthes diatas, Nepenthes dubia, Nepenthes edwardsiana, Nepenthes ephippiata, Nepenthes eustachya, Nepenthes eymae, Nepenthes faizaliana, Nepenthes flava, Nepenthes fusca, Nepenthes glabrata, Nepenthes glandulifera, Nepenthes globosa, Nepenthes gracilis, Nepenthes gracillima, Nepenthes gymnamphora, Nepenthes hamata, Nepenthes hirsuta, Nepenthes hispida, Nepenthes hurrelliana, Nepenthes inermis, Nepenthes insignis, Nepenthes izumiae, Nepenthes jacquelineae, Nepenthes khasiana, Nepenthes klossii, Nepenthes jamban, Nepenthes kampotiana, Nepenthes kerrii, Nepenthes lamii, Nepenthes lavicola, Nepenthes lingulata, Nepenthes longifolia, Nepenthes lowii, Nepenthes macfarlanei, Nepenthes macrophylla, Nepenthes macrovulgaris, Nepenthes madagascariensis, Nepenthes mantalingajanensis, Nepenthes mapuluensis, Nepenthes masoalensis, Nepenthes maxima, Nepenthes merrilliana, Nepenthes micramphora, Nepenthes mikei, Nepenthes mindanaoensis, Nepenthes mira, Nepenthes mirabilis, Nepenthes mollis, Nepenthes muluensis, Nepenthes murudensis, Nepenthes naga, Nepenthes neoguineensis, Nepenthes northiana, Nepenthes ovata, Nepenthes paniculata, Nepenthes papuana, Nepenthes pervillei, Nepenthes peltata, Nepenthes petiolata, Nepenthes philippinensis, Nepenthes pilosa, Nepenthes pitopangii, Nepenthes platychila, Nepenthes rafflesiana, Nepenthes rajah, Nepenthes ramispina, Nepenthes reinwardtiana, Nepenthes rhombicaulis, Nepenthes rigidifolia, Nepenthes robcantleyi, Nepenthes rowanae, Nepenthes sanguinea, Nepenthes saranganiensis, Nepenthes sibuyanensis, Nepenthes singalana, Nepenthes smilesii, Nepenthes spathulata, Nepenthes spectabilis, Nepenthes stenophylla, Nepenthes sumatrana, Nepenthes suratensis, Nepenthes surigaoensis, Nepenthes talangensis, Nepenthes tenax, Nepenthes tentaculata, Nepenthes tenuis, Nepenthes thai, Nepenthes thorelii, Nepenthes tobaica, Nepenthes tomoriana, Nepenthes treubiana, Nepenthes truncata, Nepenthes veitchii, Nepenthes ventricosa, Nepenthes vieillardii, Nepenthes villosa, Nepenthes vogelii, Nepenthes xiphioides (other species)
  • Nepenthes × alisaputrana, Nepenthes × kinabaluensis (nothospecies)

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English

Noun

nepenthes ‎(uncountable)

1. 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.
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.2.4:

     For […] 'tis the best nepenthes, surest cordial, sweetest alterative, presentest diverter […].

2. A Southeast Asian plant of the genus Nepenthes.

Etymology 2

Noun

nepenthes

1. plural of nepenthe