Nepeta

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Nĕpĕta, ae, f., or Nĕpĕte, is, n.,

I a city in Etruria , now Nepi , Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 52; Liv. 6, 21; 10, 14; 27, 9.—Collat. form, Nĕpe , Vell. 1, 14, 2.—Hence,

II Nĕpĕ-sīnus ( Nepens- ), a, um, adj., Nepesine : ager, Liv. 5, 19.—Subst.: Nĕpĕsīni , ōrum, m., the Nepesines , Liv. 6, 9 and 10.

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Nepeta
·noun A genus of labiate plants, including the catnip and ground ivy. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
nepeta
nĕpĕta, ae, f., a plant, Italian catnip (Nepeta Italica, Willd.), Cels. 2, 21; Plin. 14, 16, 19...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.