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 Definitions of catnip  [ˈkæt nɪp]  

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Definition of 'catnip' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) catnip
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.

Etymology:  (1705–15, Amer.; cat+nip, var. of ME nep catnip < OE nepte < ML nepta, var. of L nepeta)

Definition of 'catnip' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) catmint, catnip, Nepeta cataria
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


Definition of 'catnip' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) catnip
alt. of Catmint



'catnip' - Nearby Entries  

cat-o'-nine-tails  catling  catmint  catnap  catnip  catocala nupta  catoptrical  



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