ne|pen|thes

ne|pen|thes
ne|pen|thes «nih PEHN theez», noun.
1. = nepenthe. (Cf.nepenthe)
2. any one of a group of pitcher plants native chiefly to the East Indies, and cultivated also in hothouses.
[< Latin nēpenthes; see etym. under nepenthe (Cf.nepenthe)]

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