nepenthes in English

noun
1
a drug described in Homer's Odyssey as banishing grief or trouble from a person's mind.
Alcohol and morphine - nepenthe means numbing the soul, numbing your soul.
2
a plant of a genus that comprises the Old World pitcher plants.

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1. Nepenthes carunculata is considered a heterotypic synonym of N. bongso by most authorities.

2. Some of the latter, such as the Nepenthes peltata, are endemic to the area.

3. Nepenthes hemsleyana appears to rely on different prey trapping strategies as compared to N. rafflesiana.

4. Amun is a low-interaction honeypot, like Nepenthes or Omnivora, designed to capture autonomous spreading malware in an automated fashion

5. Nepenthes villosa is characterised by its highly developed and intricate peristome, which distinguishes it from the closely related N. edwardsiana and N. macrophylla.