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noun 
  1. (botany) Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus w:Nepeta, Nepeta, family w:Lamiaceae, Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.
  2. Nepeta cataria and Nepeta grandiflora (and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats.
Some cats go bonkers over ; others ignore it.
  1. Welcomely refreshing or rejuvenating.
''Her phone call was to my ears.
Etymology: cat + nep, from nepte, from nepeta.


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