"nepeta" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nepetas [plural]
Etymology: From Nepeta (“nepeta”). Doublet of nep. Etymology templates: {{doublet|en|nep}} Doublet of nep Head templates: {{en-noun}} nepeta (plural nepetas)
  1. (botany) Any plant of the genus Nepeta of flowering plants, including catnip. Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Nepetinae subtribe plants Translations (plant of the genus Nepeta): kissanminttu (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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