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catnip
noun
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Divide catnip into syllables:

cat · nip

How to pronounce catnip:

Definition of catnip:

catnip (noun):
a strong-scented perennial mint (nepeta cataria) that has whorls of small pale flowers in terminal spikes and contains a substance attractive to cats
hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats.

Synonyms for catnip:

herb

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