agnus castus

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agnus castus

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From Ancient Greek ἄγνος (ágnos), confused with ἁγνός (hagnós, “chaste”) + by reinforcement Latin castus (“chaste”).

noun agnus castuses

A tree, Vitex agnus-castus, formerly believed to preserve chastity. […]some herbs provoke lust; some again, as agnus castus, waterlilly, quite extinguish seed […].
Similar: chaste tree

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@misc{agnus_castus_2026,
  title = {agnus castus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/agnus%20castus},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}