vitexn.

/ˈvʌɪtɛks/

Etymology: Latin name used by Pliny for Vitex agnus-castus or a similar shrub, later adopted as a generic name by Linnæus and earlier botanists.

A deciduous shrub or small tree, often aromatic, of the genus of the same name, belonging to the family Verbenaceæ. Cf. agnus castus n.

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agnus castus?a1450

park leaves1545

hemp-tree1548

chaste lamb1562

chaster1570

Abraham's balm1598

vitex1608

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 37 The leaues of Vitex..beeing cast on the coales for a fumigation, doe with theyr vapour chase away venomous beastes.

1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 1079 Some of the Vitexes and Clerodendrums are handsome shrubs.

1955 E. Pound Classic Anthol. i. 71 Vitex in swamp ground, Branched loveliness..Vitex negundo, casting thy flowers in air.

1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 1161/2 Vitexes do well in any good soil.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	vitex
释义	vitexn. /ˈvʌɪtɛks/ Etymology: Latin name used by Pliny for Vitex agnus-castus or a similar shrub, later adopted as a generic name by Linnæus and earlier botanists. A deciduous shrub or small tree, often aromatic, of the genus of the same name, belonging to the family Verbenaceæ. Cf. agnus castus n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > vitex trees or shrubs > [noun] agnus castus?a1450 park leaves1545 hemp-tree1548 chaste lamb1562 chaster1570 Abraham's balm1598 vitex1608 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 37 The leaues of Vitex..beeing cast on the coales for a fumigation, doe with theyr vapour chase away venomous beastes. 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 1079 Some of the Vitexes and Clerodendrums are handsome shrubs. 1955 E. Pound Classic Anthol. i. 71 Vitex in swamp ground, Branched loveliness..Vitex negundo, casting thy flowers in air. 1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 1161/2 Vitexes do well in any good soil. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1608
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