n 1  :  CATNIP  2  :  the dried leaves and flowering tops of catnip formerly used in medicine (as in the treatment of infantile colic) - called also catnip  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  ca·tarrh  cat·tery  cau·ter  cau·tery 
 
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