nepeta

noun

nep·​e·​ta ˈne-pə-tə How to pronounce nepeta (audio)

Examples of nepeta in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Prelude Purple nepeta This nepeta, also known as catmint, is new for 2023. Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023 Throughout, there are large groupings of wild indigo, feathery amsonia hubrichtii, gray-green nepeta, pink echinacea, lavender, and amethyst allium millenium, as well as showy foxtail lilies, 4-foot-tall dahlias, verbascum, hollyhocks, and cosmos leading up to the house. Jessica Dailey, House Beautiful, 14 Aug. 2020 One of her favorites to tuck around natives is nonnative perennial calamint Calamintha nepeta. Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2022 Shorter plants may be Lady’s Mantle, borage (with their startling blue flowers), nepeta (cat’s mint, not as enticing as catnip), woolly lamb’s ear or even moss roses. Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 21 Mar. 2018

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Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, an aromatic herb

First Known Use

1633, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nepeta was in 1633

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Cite this Entry

“Nepeta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nepeta. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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