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catnip

noun

cat·​nip ˈkat-ˌnip How to pronounce catnip (audio)
1
: a strong-scented perennial mint (Nepeta cataria) that has whorls of small pale flowers in terminal spikes and contains a substance attractive to cats
2
: something very attractive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This book will be pure catnip for anyone with even a passing interest in Shakespeare. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Miyazaki said that catnip and silver vine posed no risk to cats and were not addictive. Katie Hunt, CNN, 14 June 2022 Expect catnip and catmint to return year-after-year in USDA Hardiness Zones 3-9. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2022 The Bowl less so, Saint-Saëns’ ethereally poignant transitions seeming to be catnip to overhead aircraft. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Suitable options may include rosemary, peppermint, catnip, garlic and sage. Laura Daily, Washington Post, 6 July 2022 Despite this different reaction to damage, being crumpled-up still made catnip leaves more attractive to cats and more repellant to mosquitoes. Sam Zlotnik, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 June 2022 Inside their greenhouse lay rows of greens like sage, lettuce, kale and catnip. Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2022 The latter, such catnip for Google’s algorithm, crowded out their more straight-laced content. Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 4 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

cat entry 1 + obsolete nep catnip, from Middle English, from Old English nepte, from Latin nepeta

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of catnip was in 1712

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