catwort
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English catwort; equivalent to cat + wort.
Noun edit
catwort (uncountable)
- Synonym of catnip (plant).
- 2019, Karen Hawkins, Love in the Afternoon (A Dove Pond eNovella)[1], New York, N.Y.: Gallery Books, →ISBN:
- “[…] She needed something stronger, so her tea has yarrow, rosemary, and catwort.” / “Catwort? I never heard of that.” / “It’s more commonly known as catnip.”