单词 | chaste tree |
释义 | chaste tree a shrub or small tree, Vitex agnus-castus, of southern Europe, having aromatic, hairy leaves and long clusters of fragrant, pale lilac-blue flowers. Also called hemp tree, monk's pepper tree. [1555-65; trans. of L agnus castus, var. of AGNOS CASTUS (by influence of agnus lamb) < Gk ágnos kind of willow + L castus chaste, reinforcement of the idea thought to be in ágnos by confusion with Gk hagnós pure] |
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