The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nepeta Cataria
Catnip \Cat"nip`\, Catmint \Cat"mint`\, n. (Bot.) A well-know plant of the genus Nepeta ( Nepeta Cataria), somewhat like mint, having a string scent, and sometimes used in medicine. It is so called because cats have a peculiar fondness for it.
Usage examples of "nepeta cataria".
Earwig, I have a spell that will lead us to the cats, but in order to cast it, I need a bagful of a certain herbnepeta cataria.
The odor released from the crushed leaves of Nepeta cataria, as this small mint plant is known, seems to affect only members of the cat family, lions and tigers not excepted.