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[ kat -nip ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkæt nɪp / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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 catling, cat litter, catmint, catnap, catnapper, catnip , Cato, Catoctin Mountain Park, Catoctin Mountains, catolyte, cat-o'-mountain
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The newspapers pounced on them with joy, as cats pounce and purr on catnip .
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It was like throwing a cat into a bed of catnip and expecting him to be calm.
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The house cat, fat and lazy, had found a little patch of catnip that had started showing signs of growth.
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The lamp on the table flashed and smoked and sputtered; the room was littered with flying papers and catnip leaves.
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She led this cat up to her catnip bed, and watched her kindly, while she rolled and rubbed herself in it.
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