About The Word Catnip
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Catnip
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Catnip: 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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