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Definition
2024
chaste_tree
chaste tree
English
Noun
chaste
tree
(
plural
chaste trees
)
A shrub native to the Mediterranean region (
Vitex agnus-castus
).
Synonyms
agnus castus
,
hemp tree
,
monk's pepper
Translations
shrub
Ancient Greek:
ἄγνος
(
ágnos
)
Armenian:
հագնի
(hy)
(
hagni
)
Italian:
agnocasto
Latin:
vītex
f
Old Armenian:
հագնի
(
hagni
)
Portuguese:
agnocasto
m
Russian:
витекс свяще́нный
(
viteks svjaščénnyj
)
,
авраамово де́рево
(ru)
(
avraamovo dérevo
)
Spanish:
vitex
,
árbol casto
,
pimiento de los monjes
,
agnocasto
(es)
m
,
sauzgatillo
(es)
m
Swahili:
mti safi
Etymology
Traditionally believed to be an
anaphrodisiac
.
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