Translingual

Nepeta cataria

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Nepeta f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – catmints.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Lamiaceae - family; Nepetoideae - subfamily; Mentheae - tribe; Nepetinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Nepeta sect. Capituliferae, Nepeta sect. Cataria, Nepeta sect. Macronepeta, Nepeta sect. Micranthae, Nepeta sect. Nepeta, Nepeta sect. Orthonepeta, Nepeta sect. Oxynepeta, Nepeta sect. Psilonepeta, Nepeta sect. Pycnonepeta, Nepeta sect. Schizocalyx, Nepeta sect. Setanepeta, Nepeta sect. Spartonepeta, Nepeta sect. Spicatae, Nepeta sect. Stenostegiae, Nepeta sect. Subinterruptae - sections
  • For the numerous species, as well as subspecies, synonyms and varieties, see Nepeta at The Plant List

English

Noun

nepeta ‎(plural nepetas)

1. (botany) Any plant of the genus Nepeta of flowering plants, including catnip and ground ivy.
   • 1997 October 13, New York: Interior Design ′97, page 79,

     NICE DIGS: Tomato tepees, nepeta, strawberries, and herbs in raised beds billow onto the gravel walk; a neat lattice camouflages a propane tank.

   • 2006 Spring, Early Homes, page 42,

     The property is now protected by deer fencing, but Nancy spent many years experimenting with plants that are deer resistant, such as lavender, nepeta (catmint), and peonies.

   • 2007 May-June, Old House Interiors, page 103,

     TOP. Mirror-image borders in Hampshire, with purple nepeta, carmine-red geraniums, and yellow thalictrum.

Latin

Noun

nepeta f ‎(genitive nepetae); first declension

1. catnip

References

• nepeta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “nepeta”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.