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nepenthe

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NEPENTHE

n.[Gr. not, and grief. ] A drug or medicine that drives away pain and grief. [Little used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NEPENTHE

Ne *pen "the, n. Etym: [Fr. Gr.

 

Defn: A drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and sorrow; -- by some supposed to have been opium or hasheesh. Hence, anything soothing and comforting. Lulled with the sweet nepenthe of a court. Pope. Quaff, O quaff this kind nepenthe. Poe.

 

NEPENTHES

Ne *pen "thes, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. Nepenthe. ]

 

1. Same as Nepenthe. Milton.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A genus of climbing plants found in India, Malaya, etc. , which have the leaves prolonged into a kind of stout tendril terminating in a pitcherlike appendage, whence the plants are often called pitcher plants and monkey-cups. There are about thirty species, of which the best known is Nepenthes distillatoria. See Pitcher plant.

 

NEPETA

Nep "e *ta, n. Etym: [L.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A genus of labiate plants, including the catnip and ground ivy.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

nepenthes

ne pen thes |nəˈpenTHēz nəˈpɛnθiz | ▶noun 1 (also nepenthe ) |-THē nəˈpɛnθiz | literary a drug described in Homer's Odyssey as banishing grief or trouble from a person's mind. • any drug or potion bringing welcome forgetfulness. [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. [modern Latin. ] [Genus Nepenthes and family Nepenthaceae. ]

 

neper

ne per |ˈnēpər, ˈnā -ˈnipər | ▶noun Physics a unit used in comparing voltages, currents, and power levels, esp. in communications circuits. The difference between two values in nepers is equal to the natural logarithm of their ratio for voltages and currents or to half of this for power differences. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Neperus, Latinized form of Napier (see Napier, John ).

 

nepeta

nep e ta |nəˈpētə nəˈpitə | ▶noun a plant of a genus that includes catnip and several kinds cultivated for their spikes of blue or violet flowers. [Genus Nepeta, family Labiatae. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, from Latin nepeta ‘calamint ’ (formerly in this genus ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

nepenthes

nepenthes |nɪˈpɛnθiːz | ▶noun 1 (also nepenthe ) [ mass noun ] literary a drug described in Homer's Odyssey as banishing grief or trouble from a person's mind. • a drug or potion bringing welcome forgetfulness. 2 a plant of a genus that comprises the Old World pitcher plants. ●Genus Nepenthes and family Nepenthaceae. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek nēpenthēs ‘dispelling pain ’, from nē - ‘not ’ + penthos ‘grief ’; sense 2 is from modern Latin.

 

neper

neper |ˈniːpə, ˈneɪ -| ▶noun Physics a unit of measurement used in comparing voltages, currents, and power levels, especially in communication circuits. The difference between two values in nepers is equal to the natural logarithm of their ratio for voltages and currents or to half of this for power differences. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Neperus, Latinized form of Napier (see Napier, John ).

 

nepeta

nepeta |nɪˈpiːtə | ▶noun a plant of a genus that includes catmint and several kinds cultivated for their spikes of blue or violet flowers. ●Genus Nepeta, family Labiatae. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Latin nepeta ‘calamint ’ (formerly in this genus ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Nepenthes

Ne pen thes Substantiv, feminin , die |Nep e nthes |die Nepenthes; Genitiv: der Nepenthes, Plural: die Nepenthes griechisch-lateinisch Kannenpflanze fleischfressende Pflanze des tropischen Regenwaldes

 

Neper

Ne per Substantiv, Neutrum Physik , das |N e per |das Neper; Genitiv: des Neper, Plural: die Neper nach dem schottischen Mathematiker J. Neper (1550 –1617 )Maßeinheit der Dämpfung bei elektrischen und akustischen Schwingungen Np

 

Spanish Dictionary

nepe

nepe nombre masculino 1 Chile coloquial Órgano sexual masculino .SINÓNIMO pene .2 Venez Salvado de maíz derivado de la cáscara y los desechos del grano, que generalmente se usa como alimento para cerdos .sacar el nepe Venez Sacar el máximo provecho de una persona, generalmente en el ámbito profesional :ha estado trabajando demasiado, le están sacando el nepe en esa empresa .

 

nepentáceo, -cea

nepentáceo, -cea adjetivo /nombre femenino 1 bot [planta ] Que pertenece a la familia de las nepentáceas .2 nepentáceas nombre femenino plural bot Familia de plantas dicotiledóneas (arbustos ) de hojas con pecíolos muy ensanchados que forman un pequeño odre, al que el limbo de las hojas sirve de tapa; en este receptáculo hay glándulas secretoras de un líquido que digiere el cuerpo de los insectos que caen en él .

 

nepente

nepente nombre masculino 1 Planta trepadora de hojas muy carnosas, lanceoladas u ovaladas, flores pequeñas, agrupadas en inflorescencias terminales, de color verde o purpúreo; el interior de las hojas contiene un líquido azucarado, provisto de enzimas digestivos que disuelven los insectos que caen en él .2 Bebida que los dioses usaban para curarse las heridas y los dolores y que además producía olvido .

 

neperiano, -na

neperiano, -na adjetivo 1 [logaritmo ] Que tiene como base el número e .2 De John Neper (matemático escocés, 1550 -1617 ) o relacionado con él :método neperiano .