nepenthe
noun
a drug or drink, or the plant yielding it, mentioned by ancient writers as having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble.
nepenthean
-
a word derived from
nepenthe.
Example Sentences
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The invisible breath of coming death has stained The withering leaves with its nepenthean wine— Autumn's near.
From Song-Surf by Cale Young Rice
