English

An agnus castus tree
Vitex agnus-castus

Noun

agnus castus ‎(plural agnus castuses)

1. A tree, Vitex agnus-castus, formerly believed to preserve chastity.
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.4.1.iii, 1813, Volume 2, page 94:

     […] some herbs provoke lust; some again, as agnus castus, waterlilly, quite extinguish seed  […] .

Synonyms

• chaste tree

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