Nepeta
See also: nepeta and népéta
Translingual
Nepeta cataria
Etymology
Apparently from Etruscan [script needed] (Nepete, “Nepi, an ancient city”).
Proper noun
Nepeta f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – catmints.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Lamiaceae - family; Nepetoideae - subfamily; Mentheae - tribe; Nepetinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Nepeta sect. Capituliferae, Nepeta sect. Cataria, Nepeta sect. Macronepeta, Nepeta sect. Micranthae, Nepeta sect. Nepeta, Nepeta sect. Orthonepeta, Nepeta sect. Oxynepeta, Nepeta sect. Psilonepeta, Nepeta sect. Pycnonepeta, Nepeta sect. Schizocalyx, Nepeta sect. Setanepeta, Nepeta sect. Spartonepeta, Nepeta sect. Spicatae, Nepeta sect. Stenostegiae, Nepeta sect. Subinterruptae - sections
- Nepeta cataria - type species; for the numerous other species, as well as subspecies, synonyms and varieties, see Nepeta at The Plant List.
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