Medical Dictionary
catnip
noun cat·nip \-ˌnip\
Medical Definition of CATNIP
1
: a strong-scented mint (Nepeta cataria) that has small pale flowers in terminal spikes and contains a substance attractive to cats—called also cataria, catmint
2
: cataria 2
Variants of CATNIP
cat·nip also cat·nep \-ˌnep, -nəp\
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