'Nepeta Cataria' definitions:
Definition of 'Nepeta cataria'
noun
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 [syn:
catmint,
catnip, Nepeta cataria]
Definition of 'Nepeta Cataria'
- Catnip \Cat"nip`\, Catmint \Cat"mint`\, n. (Bot.)
A well-know plant of the genus Nepeta (Nepeta Cataria),
somewhat like mint, having a string scent, and sometimes used
in medicine. It is so called because cats have a peculiar
fondness for it.
[1913 Webster]
