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cat's love

cat's love noun: synonym of valerian.

Noun

cat's love

  1. (UK) Synonym of valerian.
    • Along the river Neb, at Ballig, the common valerian (Valeriana officinalis) is blooming thickly; tall, slender, pale pink, beautifully scented, moving in the wind. Also called ‘all-heal’, ‘cut-finger’ and ‘cat's love’.[1986, Richard Adams, A Nature Diary, Penguin Group, →ISBN, page 82
    Synonyms:
    valerian

Synonyms of cat's love

Origin of cat's love

From its effect on cats, similar to catnip.

Questions about cat's love

What does cat's love mean?
Cat's love means synonym of valerian.
What part of speech is cat's love?
Cat's love is a noun.

Words near cat's love in the dictionary

  1. cat's cradles
  2. cat's ear
  3. cat's eye
  4. cat's eyes
  5. cat's game
  6. cat's love
  7. cat's meat
  8. cat's melodies
  9. cat's melody
  10. cat's meow
  11. cat's paw

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