Nepeta

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any plant of the genus Nepeta of flowering plants, including catnip.

    "1997 October 13, New York: Interior Design ′97, page 79, NICE DIGS: Tomato tepees, nepeta, strawberries, and herbs in raised beds billow onto the gravel walk; a neat lattice camouflages a propane tank."

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genus nepeta

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"1997 October 13, New York: Interior Design ′97, page 79, NICE DIGS: Tomato tepees, nepeta, strawberries, and herbs in raised beds billow onto the gravel walk; a neat lattice camouflages a propane tank."

Etymology

From Nepeta (“nepeta”). Doublet of nep.

Related phrases

flowering plantground ivy

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