nepenthes
/neˈpenθiːz/noun
1
- （亦作nepenthe）[mass noun] poetic/literary a drug described in Homer's Odyssey as banishing grief or trouble from a person's mind〈诗/文〉忘忧药。
1.1
- any drug or potion bringing welcome forgetfulness能使人忘记不快之事的药物。
- ORIGIN: via Latin from Greek nēpenthēs 'dispelling pain', from nē- 'not' + penthos 'grief'.
2
- a plant of a genus that comprises the Old World pitcher plants含有忘忧药的植物。
- ORIGIN: modern Latin.
2.1
- Genus Nepenthest and family Nepenthaceae.猪笼草属, 猪笼草科。