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Noun: Nepenthes
  1. A genus of pitcher plants commonly known as tropical pitcher plants or monkey cups (Nepenthes)
    - genus Nepenthes
Noun: nepenthe  ni'pen-thee
  1. A drug described in Homer's Odyssey that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow

Type of: dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus

Part of: family Nepenthaceae, Nepenthaceae

Encyclopedia: Nepenthes

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