agnus castus
noun
ag·nus cas·tus
¦ag-nəs-ˈka-stəs
plural agnus castuses
1
: chaste tree sense 1
2
: an extract of the fruit of the chaste tree used in herbal medicine : chaste tree sense 2
In one trial, 48 women (aged between 23 and 29) diagnosed with infertility took agnus castus once daily for three months.
Marilyn Glenville, Boost Your Fertility, 2009
Marilyn Glenville, Boost Your Fertility, 2009
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin, literally "chaste agnus" (by association of the plant name with Greek hagnós "pure, chaste"), going back to Latin agnos, agnus, borrowed from Greek ágnos
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above