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agnus castus

agnus castus noun: a tree, Vitex agnus-castus, formerly believed to preserve chastity.

agnus castus: a tree, Vitex agnus-castus, formerly believed to preserve chastity
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Noun

agnus castus (plural agnus castuses)

  1. A tree, Vitex agnus-castus, formerly believed to preserve chastity.
    • […] some herbs provoke lust; some again, as agnus castus, waterlilly, quite extinguish seed […] ., II.4.1.iii, 1813, Volume 2, page 94
    Synonyms:
    chaste tree

agnus castus meaning in Tamil

agnus castus in Tamil

கற்புமரம்

Synonyms of agnus castus

Forms of agnus castus

pluralagnus castuses

Origin of agnus castus

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

Questions about agnus castus

What does agnus castus mean?
Agnus castus means a tree, Vitex agnus-castus, formerly believed to preserve chastity.
What is agnus castus in Tamil?
Agnus castus in Tamil is கற்புமரம். See Agnus castus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is agnus castus?
Agnus castus is a noun.
What is the plural of agnus castus?
The plural of agnus castus is agnus castuses.

Words near agnus castus in the dictionary

  1. agnotologist
  2. agnotologists
  3. agnotology
  4. AGNs
  5. Agnus
  6. agnus castus
  7. agnus castuses
  8. Agnus Dei
  9. Agnus Deis
  10. Agnuses
  11. agnuside

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