Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
noun
- another name for catmint
1712, American English, from cat (n.) + nip, from Old English nepte “catnip,” from Latin nepta, name of an aromatic herb. The older name is Middle English catmint (mid-13c.).
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