Meanings
nouncatwort (uncountable)
- uncountableSynonym of catnip (the plant).
“[…] She needed something stronger, so her tea has yarrow, rosemary, and catwort.” / “Catwort? I never heard of that.” / “It’s more commonly known as catnip.”
2019, Karen Hawkins, Love in the Afternoon (A Dove Pond eNovella), New York, N.Y.: Gallery Books, →ISBNSynonyms: catnip
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of catnip (the plant).
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Origin
- Middle Englishcatwort
- Englishcatwort
From Middle English catwort; equivalent to cat + wort.
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APA
catwort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catwort
MLA
“catwort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catwort. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catwort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catwort.
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