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Word: Catnip
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century (originally US): from cat + nip, variant of dialect nep, nept, from medieval Latin nepta, from Latin nepeta ‘catmint’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkatnɪp
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a plant of the mint family, with downy leaves, purple-spotted white flowers, and a pungent smell attractive to cats.
Short Definition:plant of mint family
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