catnip
[ kat-nip ]
/ ˈkæt nɪp /
noun
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
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Also especially British, catmint.
Origin of catnip
1705–15, Americanism;cat + nip, variant of Middle English nep catnip, apocopated variant of Old English nepte <Medieval Latin nepta, variant of Latin nepeta
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