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cat·mint
/
ˈkætˌmɪnt
/
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kat
-mint
]
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noun
Chiefly British
.
catnip
.
Origin:
1225–75;
Middle English
cattesminte
equivalent to
cattes,
genitive of
cat
1
+
minte
mint
1
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catmint
(ˈkætˌmɪnt)
—
n
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)
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