agnus castus
Meanings
noun
- A tree, Vitex agnus-castus, formerly believed to preserve chastity.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄγνος (ágnos), confused with ἁγνός (hagnós, “chaste”) + by reinforcement Latin castus (“chaste”).
Synonyms
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