agnus castus

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Definition of agnus castus in English Turkish dictionary

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vitex agnus castus

(Botanik, Bitkibilim) Hayıt

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Definition of agnus castus in English English dictionary

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

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

A species of Vitex V

agnus castus; the chaste tree

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vitex agnus castus

(Botanik, Bitkibilim) Any of various shrubs and small trees, freq. aromatic and with palmately divided leaves, which constitute the chiefly tropical genus Vitex, of the verbena family; esp. the chaste-tree

Synonyms

chaste tree

Etymology

[ "äg-"nus-'dA(-"E), -"n&uu ] (noun.) 14th century. From Ancient Greek ἄγνος, confused with ἁγνός (“chaste”); + by reinforcement Latin castus (“chaste”).