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Noun:

  • botany Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus ''Nepeta'', family ''Lamiaceae'', certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.
  • ''Nepeta cataria'' and ''Nepeta grandiflora'' (and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats.

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