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Meaning of nepenthe by Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez




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nepenthe
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Nepenthe or better yet Nepenthes, is the name of a genus of carnivorous plants belonging to the family Nepenthaceae. They are known as a pitcher or monkey glass. The word has Greek origin and means "without penalty", "without sorrow" or "without pain". It is also the name given to a fictional drug that removes all kinds of pain, also called the drug from oblivion.

  

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