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catwort

catwort noun: synonym of catnip (the plant).

Noun

catwort (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of catnip (the plant).
    • “[…] She needed something stronger, so her tea has yarrow, rosemary, and catwort.” / “Catwort? I never heard of that.” / “It’s more commonly known as catnip.”2019, Karen Hawkins, Love in the Afternoon (A Dove Pond eNovella), New York, N.Y.: Gallery Books, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    catnip

Synonyms of catwort

Origin of catwort

From Middle English catwort; equivalent to cat + wort.

Questions about catwort

What does catwort mean?
Catwort means synonym of catnip (the plant).
What part of speech is catwort?
Catwort is a noun.

Words near catwort in the dictionary

  1. catwise
  2. catwoman
  3. catwomen
  4. catworm
  5. catworms
  6. catwort
  7. Catworth
  8. Caty
  9. catydid
  10. catydids
  11. catylist

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