HyperDic: catnip

English > 1 sense of the word catnip:
NOUNplantcatnip, catmint, Nepeta catariahairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike
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English > catnip: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninghairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic / domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats.
Synonymscatmint, Nepeta cataria
Member ofNepeta, genus Nepetacatmint
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishcatmint, catnip, nébeda
Catalancatmint, catnip, Nepeta cataria

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