'Nepeta Cataria' definitions:

Definition of 'Nepeta cataria'

(from WordNet)
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'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]