agnus castus

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English

An agnus castus tree
Vitex agnus-castus

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἄγνος (ágnos), confused with ἁγνός (hagnós, chaste); + by reinforcement (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin castus (chaste).

Noun

agnus castus (plural agnus castuses)

  1. A tree, Vitex agnus-castus, formerly believed to preserve chastity.

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