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catmint

noun
/ˈkætmɪnt/

Etymology

From Middle English catt mynte, kattesminte, equivalent to cat + mint. The word’s appearance in early Middle English (c. 1230) and other Germanic languages (German Katzenminze, Icelandic kattarminta, Swedish kattmynta) means that it is very likely to have existed in Old English (as *cattes minte) as well.

  1. inherited from catt mynte

Definitions

  1. Synonym of catnip (the plant Nepeta cataria, or other members of the genus)

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA