NOUN | plant | Nepeta cataria, catmint, catnip | hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike |
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Meaning | hairy 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. | |
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Synonyms | catmint, catnip | |
Member of | Nepeta, genus Nepeta | catmint |
Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
Spanish | catmint, catnip, nébeda | |
Catalan | catmint, catnip, Nepeta cataria |
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