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noun
- (botany) Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus w:Nepeta, Nepeta, family w:Lamiaceae, Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.
- Nepeta cataria and Nepeta grandiflora (and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats.
- Some cats go bonkers over ; others ignore it.
- Welcomely refreshing or rejuvenating.
- ''Her phone call was to my ears.
Etymology: cat + nep, from nepte, from nepeta.
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