monk's pepper

noun

The chaste tree.

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Meanings

noun
  1. The chaste tree.
  2. historicalmedicineThe fruit or another medicinal product of this tree; chasteberry

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
chaste tree

Origin

From the cultural notion that monks needed to be chaste, and so (at least, as imagined by users of this word) they may have consumed parts of it as an aid to maintain chastity.

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APA

monk's pepper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monk's%20pepper

MLA

“monk's pepper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monk's%20pepper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monk's pepper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monk's%20pepper.

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