nepenthe

ne•pen•the n.

Drugsa drug or drink, or the plant yielding it, mentioned by ancient writers as having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble.
anything inducing a pleasurable sensation of forgetfulness, esp. of sorrow or trouble.

Greek nēpenthés herb for soothing, noun, nominal use of neuter of nēpenthé̄s sorrowless, equivalent. to nē- not + pénth(os) sorrow + -ēs adjective, adjectival suffix
Latin nēpenthes
1590–1600

ne•pen′the•an, adj.

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nepenthe /nɪˈpɛnθɪ/ n

a drug, or the plant providing it, that ancient writers referred to as a means of forgetting grief or trouble

Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek nēpenthes sedative made from a herb, from nē- not + penthos grief

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