chaste tree
noun
A southern European shrub with blue or white flowers, grown as an ornamental.
- Vitex agnus-castus, family Verbenaceae.
- I have a chaste tree with a nice full shape, but the upper limbs seem spindly, and they all lean in one direction.
- Eating a whole foods diet, trying acupuncture, and taking herbs like chaste tree (Virex agnus-castus) may, after several months, ease symptoms.
Origin
Mid 16th century: so named because of its association with chastity in sacrifices to Ceres.
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