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nepitella

nepitella noun: a herb, Clinopodium nepeta, lesser calamint.

Noun

nepitella (uncountable)

  1. A herb, Clinopodium nepeta, lesser calamint.
    • And though he has not started shaving white truffles over his food as yet because the season is just beginning, Mr. Trabocchi is indulging in more than a few high-end ingredients, including sea urchin, Kobe beef and nepitella, a wild Italian mintlike herb that he uses in savories and a dessert.2007 September 26, Florence Fabricant, “A Chef to Watch Finds a New York Niche”, in New York Times

Origin of nepitella

Borrowed from Italian nepitella.

Questions about nepitella

What does nepitella mean?
Nepitella means a herb, Clinopodium nepeta, lesser calamint.
What part of speech is nepitella?
Nepitella is a noun.

Words near nepitella in the dictionary

  1. nepiophile
  2. nepiophiles
  3. nepiophilia
  4. nepist
  5. nepit
  6. nepitella
  7. nepitrin
  8. nepits
  9. nepman
  10. nepmen
  11. nepo

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