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What is 'Chasteberry tree' in Latin?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Vitex agnus-castus is the Latin name for the Chasteberry tree is . The noun 'vitex' derives from the adjective 'vitilis', which means 'made by plaiting'. The reference is to the use of the tree's flexible branches to make plaited fences. The noun 'agnus' means 'lamb'. The adjective 'castus'means 'chaste'. The phrase 'agnus castus' refers to the use of tree body parts long, long ago by Christian monks to defeat earthly desires and focus on spiritual refinements.

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