Meanings
nounchaste tree (plural chaste trees)
plural chaste trees
- A shrub native to the Mediterranean region (Vitex agnus-castus).
Synonyms: agnus castus, hemp tree, monk's pepper
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA shrub native to the Mediterranean region (Vitex agnus-castus).
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Origin
Traditionally believed to be an anaphrodisiac.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἄγνος, λύγος
- ἄγνος (ágnos)shrub
- λύγος (lúgos)shrub
- πεντάφυλλον (pentáphullon)shrub
Arabic فَقْد, حَبّ الْفَقد
- فَقْد (faqd)shrub
- حَبّ الْفَقدshrub
- بَنْجَنْكُشْت (banjankušt)shrub
- سَرْسَاد (sarsād)shrub
Catalan aloc, pebre foll d'Espanya
- alocshrub
- pebre foll d'Espanyashrub
Danish kyskhedstræ
- kyskhedstræshrub
Finnish siveydenpuu
- siveydenpuushrub
French gattilier
- gattiliershrub
German Mönchspfeffer, Keuschbaum
- Mönchspfeffershrub
- Keuschbaumshrub
Italian agnocasto
- agnocastoshrub
Japanese 西洋人参木
- 西洋人参木 (seiyō ninjinboku)shrub
Latin vītex
- vītexshrub
Persian پنجانگشت
- پنجانگشت (panj-angošt)shrub
Polish niepokalanek
- niepokalanekshrub
Portuguese agnocasto, pimenteiro silvestre
- agnocastoshrub
- pimenteiro silvestreshrub
Russian витекс свяще́нный, авраамово де́рево
- витекс свяще́нный (viteks svjaščénnyj)shrub
- авраамово де́рево (avraamovo dérevo)shrub
Spanish vitex, árbol casto
- vitexshrub
- árbol castoshrub
- pimiento de los monjesshrub
- agnocastoshrub
- sauzgatilloshrub
Swahili mti safi
- mti safishrub
Swedish kyskhetsträd
- kyskhetsträdshrub
Turkish ayıt, kadın otu
- ayıtshrub
- kadın otushrub
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Chicago
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