| 单词 | chaste lamb |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschaste lamb 9. chaste tree, also †chaste lamb [mistranslation of Latin agnus castus, the name of the tree being mistaken for agnus lamb] : the tree agnus castus n. a species of Vitex. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > vitex trees or shrubs > [noun] agnus castus?a1450 park leaves1545 hemp-tree1548 chaste lamb1562 chaster1570 Abraham's balm1598 vitex1608 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 165v Chast tre. 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 166 It is called agnos that is chaste because weomen kepinge chastite in the sacrifices of Ceres vsed to straw this bushe vpon the ground. 1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 39 Chastlambe or Agnus castus. 1671 W. Salmon Synopsis Medicinæ iii. xxii. 389 Agnus Castus Ἄγνος Chast Tree. The seed..restrains lust. 1718 J. Quincy Pharmacopœia Officinalis 207 Chaste Lamb. This has got a Name for a Cooler. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 264. < as lemmas |
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