nēpenthĕs — Lewis & Short
nēpenthĕs, n., = nhpenqe/s (that drives away sadness),
I a plant which, mingled with wine, had an exhilarating effect, Plin. 21, 21, 91, § 159; 25, 2, 5, § 12.
The corpus record — Latin
nepenthes
nepenthes · n
a plant which, mingled with wine, had an exhilarating effect
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- Naturalis Historia 2 · 0.05/10k
What it meant
In the wild
Where it came from
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