silver vine; cat powder
A plant (Actinidia polygama) known for its effect on cats, similar to catnip. Often called 'cat powder' in English when referring to the powdered form used for cats.
When you give silver vine to a cat, it reacts as if drunk.
Cats love the fruit of the silver vine.
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used. The reading is a jukujikun.
The word マタタビ is of Japanese origin. The kanji 木天蓼 is a jukujikun reading, where the characters are used for their meaning rather than their sound. The exact derivation of またたび is uncertain.