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Definition of Catmint

Catmint
Catnip Cat"nip`, Catmint Cat"mint`, n. (Bot.) A well-know plant of the genus Nepeta (N. Cataria), somewhat like mint, having a string scent, and sometimes used in medicine. It is so called because cats have a peculiar fondness for it.

Meaning of Catmint from wikipedia

- Nepeta cataria, commonly known as catnip and catmint, is a species of the genus Nepeta in the mint family, native to southern and eastern Europe, northern...
- Catmint usually refers to: the genus Anisomeles the garden plant Nepeta × fa****enii It may also refer to Anisomeles indica Anisomeles malabarica, Malabar...
- Nepeta × fa****enii, a flowering plant also known as catmint and Fa****en's catnip, is a primary hybrid of garden origin. The parent species are Nepeta...
- Nepeta racemosa, the dwarf catnip or raceme catnip, syn. N. mussiniii, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to the Caucasus...
- naturalized in North America. Some members of this group are known as catnip or catmint because of their effect on house cats – the nepetalactone contained in...
- Nepeta subsessilis, the short-stalked catmint, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, from ****an. Growing to 100 cm (39 in) tall...
- Nepeta nepetella, common name lesser cat-mint, is a low-growing species of catnip belonging to the family Lamiaceae. It is native to France, Spain, Italy...
- Nepeta sibirica, the Siberian catmint, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to Siberia. Growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall by...
- medicine and culinary herb. A recent study also found cultivars of lesser catmint that had the same compounds in catnip that cause the euphoric effect in...
- (corn mint), Mentastrum (apple mint), Ta****tam (tansy), Neptam népite (catmint), Febrefugiam (common centaury), Papaver (poppy), Betas (Swiss chard),...