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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Agnus castus \Ag"nus cas"tus\ [Gr. ? a willowlike tree, used at
   a religious festival; confused with ? holy, chaste.] (Bot.)
   A species of Vitex (Vitex agnus castus); the chaste tree.
   --Loudon.
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         And wreaths of agnus castus others bore. --Dryden.
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