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   cat·nip

   /ˈkatˌnip/

   noun

   • 1. a plant of the mint family, with downy leaves, purple-spotted white flowers, and a pungent smell attractive to cats.
   • ▪ someone or something that is very attractive or appealing to a particular person or group: "both men are aggressive self-promoters and catnip for the media"

   Word Origin late 18th century (originally US): from cat1 + nip, variant of dialect nep, nept, from medieval Latin nepta, from Latin nepeta ‘catmint’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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