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.
NEPHALISM
Neph"a*lism, n. Etym: [Gr. néphalisme.]
Defn: Total abstinence from spirituous liquor.