catmint

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkætˌmɪnt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kat′mint′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cat•mint  (kat′mint′),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Brit.]
  1. British Termscatnip.
  • Middle English cattesminte equivalent. to cattes, genitive of cat1 + minte mint1 1225–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
catmint / ˈkætˌmɪnt/
  1. a Eurasian plant, Nepeta cataria, having spikes of purple-spotted white flowers and scented leaves of which cats are fond: family Lamiaeae (labiates)
    Also called: catnip
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
cat•nip /ˈkætnɪp/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Plant Biologya plant of the mint family, containing oils attractive to cats.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cat•nip  (kat′nip),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] catmint. 
  • Medieval Latin nepta, variant of Latin nepeta
  • cat1 + nip, variant of Middle English nep catnip, apocopated variant of Old English nepte 1705–15, American.

'catmint' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
catnip - nepeta

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