NEPETA CATARIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

catmint; catnip; Nepeta cataria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Nepeta cataria" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("Nepeta cataria" is a member of...):

genus Nepeta; Nepeta (catmint)

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