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catmint

American  
[kat-mint] / ˈkætˌmɪnt /

noun

Chiefly British.
  1. catnip.


catmint British  
/ ˈkætˌmɪnt /

noun

  1. Also called: catnip.  a Eurasian plant, Nepeta cataria, having spikes of purple-spotted white flowers and scented leaves of which cats are fond: family Lamiaeae (labiates)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of catmint

1225–75; Middle English cattesminte equivalent to cattes, genitive of cat ( def. ) + minte mint 1

Example Sentences

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By midday, they moved on to blue star amsonia, Little Trudy catmint, sea holly and pasqueflower, which bloomed early in the season and provided food to pollinators building their nests.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2022

She gave me catmint tea and made me a lovely little blanket, and this with a thick shawl folded under it was placed on the lounge for my bed.

From Daisy the autobiography of a cat by Swan, Miranda Eliot

He knew where it was kept, and would go and mew before the closet door till he got his catmint.

From Daisy the autobiography of a cat by Swan, Miranda Eliot

The catmint was soon produced, and they all had a feast.

From Daisy the autobiography of a cat by Swan, Miranda Eliot

At the end of the grounds was a big bed of catmint.

From Daisy the autobiography of a cat by Swan, Miranda Eliot

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