nepeta

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounnepeta (plural nepetas)

plural nepetas

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

    2007 May-June, Old House Interiors, page 103, TOP. Mirror-image borders in Hampshire, with purple nepeta, carmine-red geraniums, and yellow thalictrum.

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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.

    2006 Spring, Early Homes, page 42, The property is now protected by deer fencing, but Nancy spent many years experimenting with plants that are deer resistant, such as lavender, nepeta (catmint), and peonies.

Origin

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

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Translations

Finnish kissanminttu
  • kissanminttuplant of the genus Nepeta

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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nepeta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nepeta

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“nepeta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nepeta. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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