catnip
[ kat-nip ]
/ ˈkæt nɪp /
noun
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
Also
especially British,
catmint.
Origin of catnip
1705–15,
Americanism;
cat +
nip, variant of Middle English
nep catnip, apocopated variant of Old English
nepte < Medieval Latin
nepta, variant of Latin
nepeta
Words nearby catnip
catlin,
catling,
catmint,
catnap,
catnapper,
catnip,
cato,
catoctin mountain park,
catoctin mountains,
catolyte,
catonsville