Noun: catnip 'kat,nip
- 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 catnip, much to the delight of neighbourhood felines";
- catmint, Nepeta cataria
Derived forms: catnips
Type of: herb, herbaceous plant
Part of: genus Nepeta, Nepeta
Encyclopedia: Catnip