nepente

Italian

Etymology

From Latin nēpenthes, from Ancient Greek νηπενθής (nēpenthḗs, “sorrow-banishing”) (neuter), from νη- (nē-, “not”) + πένθος (pénthos, “grief”).

Noun

nepente f (plural nepenti)

  1. pitcher plant (of genus Nepenthes)
  2. nepenthe
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