Meanings (ES + gloss)
hierba gatera • menta de gato • nébeda
Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.
albahaca de gatos • gataria • gatera • menta de gato • menta gatuna • nébeda
Nepeta cataria and Nepeta grandiflora (and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats.
But exactly how catnip—and a substitute, known as silver vine—produce this feline high has long been a mystery. Now, a study suggests the key intoxicating chemicals in the plants a…
Some cats go bonkers over catnip; others ignore it.
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