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Definition of: nepenthes
(ni·pen′thēz) noun
One of a genus (Nepenthes) of mainly East Indian herbs or half-shrubby plants, the East Indian pitcher plants. [<NL <Gk. nēpenthēs NEPENTHE]
(Pitchers from 4 to 10 inches long)
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