catmint
catmint · catmints
Synonym of catnipSynonym of catnip (the plant Nepeta cataria, or other members of the genus)
/ˈkætmɪnt/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Synonym of catnip (the plant Nepeta cataria, or other members of the genus)
More definitions
- hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats
Origin
From Middle English catt mynte, kattesminte, equivalent to cat + mint. The word’s appearanFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: catmintsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats:catnipNepeta cataria
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable