n.
- Any of various aromatic, ornamental, annual or perennial plants of the genus Nepeta, having opposite leaves and variously colored flowers with two-lipped corollas.
- Chiefly British. Catnip.
catmint
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cat·mint (kăt'mĭnt') 
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The wild catmint (Nepeta cataria) is distinct from the cultivated catmint (Nepeta spp.) of gardens; both have a minty smell which is liked by cats. The leaves are used to prepare herb teas and may be added to stews; young shoots can be eaten raw in salads.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
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: catnip, Nepeta cataria
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