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nepeta

nepeta noun: any plant of the genus Nepeta of flowering plants, including catnip.

Noun

nepeta (plural nepetas)

  1. Any plant of the genus Nepeta of flowering plants, including catnip.
    • NICE DIGS: Tomato tepees, nepeta, strawberries, and herbs in raised beds billow onto the gravel walk; a neat lattice camouflages a propane tank.1997 October 13, New York: Interior Design ′97, page 79
    • The property is now protected by deer fencing, but Nancy spent many years experimenting with plants that are deer resistant, such as lavender, nepeta (catmint), and peonies.2006 Spring, Early Homes, page 42

Forms of nepeta

pluralnepetas

Origin of nepeta

From Nepeta (“nepeta”). Doublet of nep.

Questions about nepeta

What does nepeta mean?
Nepeta means any plant of the genus Nepeta of flowering plants, including catnip.
What part of speech is nepeta?
Nepeta is a noun.
What is the plural of nepeta?
The plural of nepeta is nepetas.

Words near nepeta in the dictionary

  1. nepenths
  2. neper
  3. Neperian
  4. nepers
  5. Nepesta
  6. nepeta
  7. nepetalactone
  8. nepetas
  9. nepetin
  10. neph
  11. nephalism

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