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Meanings of catmint in English

Portuguese
erva-de-gato
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Hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats.

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        erva-de-gato
        Usage of catmint in English
        1
        Nutcase often liked to bask in the bare patches here, usually beside the catmint.
        The Pinhoe Egg
        2
        "The word, as Comrade Maude was just about to observe," said Smith, "is a corruption of catmint.
        The Prince and Betty
        3
        Catmint, the waist-high, downy-leafed perennial with the whorls of white, pink, and purple flowers, was a mild sedative that could relieve tension and cramps.
        The Land of Painted Caves
        Translations for catmint
        Portuguese
        erva-de-gato
        Catmint through the time