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Noun: catmint  'kat,mint
  1. 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
    "The garden was filled with catmint, much to the delight of neighbourhood felines";
    - catnip, Nepeta cataria

Derived forms: catmints

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: genus Nepeta, Nepeta

Encyclopedia: Catmint