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单词 nepeta
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Definition of nepeta in English:

nepeta

noun nɪˈpiːtənəˈpēdə
  • A plant of a genus that includes catmint and several kinds cultivated for their spikes of blue or violet flowers.

    荆芥属植物

    Genus Nepeta, family Labiatae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • So I had to assume that they would not be particularly happy beside the silvery cats-paw and nepeta.
    • Hosta sieboldiana ‘Elegans’, the grey-blue tinge of an agave and the blue flowers of nepeta all work in harmony with the piece.
    • This works extremely well with my geraniums, coreopsis, nepeta, and Campanula carpatica.
    • And so we exist peacefully in the garden, they chasing voles and nibbling the nepeta, I digging holes and nibbling the nasturtiums.
    • Others are tiny and quite dainty - like the many nepetas and campanulas, or Veronica peduncularis ‘Georgia Blue’.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Latin nepeta 'calamint' (formerly in this genus).

Definition of nepeta in US English:

nepeta

nounnəˈpēdə
  • A plant of a genus that includes catnip and several kinds cultivated for their spikes of blue or violet flowers.

    荆芥属植物

    Genus Nepeta, family Labiatae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Others are tiny and quite dainty - like the many nepetas and campanulas, or Veronica peduncularis ‘Georgia Blue’.
    • Hosta sieboldiana ‘Elegans’, the grey-blue tinge of an agave and the blue flowers of nepeta all work in harmony with the piece.
    • This works extremely well with my geraniums, coreopsis, nepeta, and Campanula carpatica.
    • And so we exist peacefully in the garden, they chasing voles and nibbling the nepeta, I digging holes and nibbling the nasturtiums.
    • So I had to assume that they would not be particularly happy beside the silvery cats-paw and nepeta.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Latin nepeta ‘calamint’ (formerly in this genus).

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