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cat⋅nip

  [kat-nip]
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–noun
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
Also, especially British, catmint.

Origin:
1705–15, Americanism; cat1 + nip, var. of ME nep catnip, apocopated var. of OE nepte < ML nepta, var. of L nepeta
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cat·nip   (kāt'nĭp')   
n.  

  1. A hairy aromatic perennial herb (Nepeta cataria) in the mint family, native to Eurasia and containing an aromatic oil to which cats are strongly attracted.

  2. Any of various other mostly aromatic plants of the genus Nepeta, cultivated for their ornamental foliage and clusters of blue, lavender, or white flowers.


[cat + nip, catnip (variant of nep, from Middle English nept, nep, from Old English nepte, from Latin nepeta, aromatic herb, perhaps of Etruscan origin).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

catnip 
1712, Amer.Eng., from cat + nip, from O.E. nepte, from L. nepta, an aromatic herb. The older name is M.E. catmint (c.1265).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cat·nip
Pronunciation: -"nip
Variant: also cat·nep /-"nep, -n&p/
Function: noun
1 : astrong-scented mint (Nepeta cataria) that has whorls of small pale flowers in terminal spikes and contains a substance attractive to cats called also cataria, catmint
2 : CATARIA 2
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

CATNIP
Common Architecture for Next Generation Internet Protocol

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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