agnus castus

短语

羊荆

词形变化

agnus castuses 复数 agnus castuses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A tree, Vitex agnus-castus, formerly believed to preserve chastity.

    […] some herbs provoke lust; some again, as agnus castus, waterlilly, quite extinguish seed […] .

词源

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

来源：wiktionary