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Catnip

Catnip Meaning & Definition
Catnip Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Catnip?

[n] hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats

Synonyms | Synonyms for Catnip: catmint | Nepeta cataria

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See Also | genus Nepeta | herb | herbaceous plant | Nepeta

Catnip In Webster's Dictionary

\Cat"nip`\, Catmint \Cat"mint`\, n. (Bot.) A well-know plant of the genus {Nepeta} ({N. Cataria}), somewhat like mint, having a string scent, and sometimes used in medicine. It is so called because cats have a peculiar fondness for it.

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