agnus castus

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tree, Vitex agnus-castus, formerly believed to preserve chastity.
    — […] some herbs provoke lust; some again, as agnus castus, waterlilly, quite extinguish seed […] .

词形变化

词源

From Ancient Greek ἄγνος (ágnos), confused with ἁγνός (hagnós, “chaste”) + by reinforcement Latin castus (“chaste”).
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