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Meaning of nepitella in English:

nepitella

Pronunciation /ˌnɛpɪˈtɛlə/

noun

rare

  • Calamint, especially Calamintha nepeta.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in D. H. Lawrence (1885–1930), writer. From Italian nepitella from classical Latin nepeta + -ella.