CHASTE TREE

Meaning of CHASTE TREE in English

■ noun an ornamental shrub with blue or white flowers. [ Vitex agnus-castus .]

Origin

C16: so named because of its assoc. with chastity in sacrifices to Ceres (the Roman goddess of agriculture).

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CHASTE TREE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: translation of Latin agnus castus, by folk etymology (influence of Latin agnus lamb) from Greek agnos (associated …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHASTE TREE — a shrub or small tree, Vitex agnus-castus, of southern Europe, having aromatic, hairy leaves and long clusters of fragrant, pale …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHASTE TREE — also called Monk's Pepper Tree, or Wild Lavender (Vitex agnus-castus), aromatic shrub growing to 5 metres (about 16 feet) tall, …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHASTE TREE — витекс священный, авраамово дерево (Vitex agnus-castus)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CHASTE TREE — витекс священный, авраамово дерево ( Vitex agnus-castus )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CHASTE — chast (-itá), pudic, pur
English interlingue dictionary
CHASTE — adjective (~r; ~st) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin castus pure Date: 13th century innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TREE — I Woody perennial plant. Most trees have a single self-supporting trunk containing woody tissues, and in most species the trunk …
Английский словарь Британика
TREE — I. ˈtrē noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English tre, tree, from Old English trēow; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHASTE — (a.) Pure in design and expression; correct; free from barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste style in composition …
Английский словарь Webster
CHASTE — (a.) Pure in thought and act; innocent; free from lewdness and obscenity, or indecency in act or speech; modest; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
CHASTE — ( a. ) Pure in thought and act; innocent; free from lewdness and obscenity, or indecency in act or speech; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHASTE — ( a. ) Pure in design and expression; correct; free from barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste style …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TREE — — treelike , adj. /tree/ , n. , v. , treed, treeing . n. 1. a plant having a permanently …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHASTE — — chastely , adv. — chasteness , n. /chayst/ , adj., chaster, chastest . 1. refraining from sexual intercourse that …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TREE — I. ˈtrē noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English trēow; akin to Old Norse trē tree, Greek drys, Sanskrit dāru …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHASTE — adjective ( chast·er ; chast·est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin castus pure Date: 13th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TREE — noun wood; timber. 2. tree ·noun a cross or gallows; as tyburn tree. 3. tree ·vt to drive to a …
Webster English vocab
CHASTE — adj unmarried. 2. chaste ·adj pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent. 3. chaste ·adj pure in design and expression; …
Webster English vocab
TREE — [tree] n [ME, fr. OE treow; akin to ON tre tree, Gk drys, Skt daru wood] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHASTE — [chaste] adj chast.er ; chast.est [ME, fr. OF, fr. L castus pure] (13c) 1: innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TREE — woody plant that renews its growth every year (called a perennial). Most plants classified as trees have a single self-supporting …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHASTE — chaste BrE AmE tʃeɪst (= chased) ▷ chaster ˈtʃeɪst ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ chastest ˈtʃeɪst ɪst -əst
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TREE — / triː; NAmE / noun a tall plant that can live a long time. Trees have a thick central wooden …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHASTE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TREE — tree S1 W1 /triː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: treow ] 1 . a very …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHASTE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TREE — n. & v. 1 a a perennial plant with a woody self-supporting main stem or trunk when mature and usu. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TREE — n. & v. 1 a a perennial plant with a woody self-supporting main stem or trunk when mature and usu. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHASTE — adj. 1 abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse. 2 (of behaviour, speech, etc.) pure, virtuous, decent. 3 (of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TREE — n. & v. 1. a a perennial plant with a woody self-supporting main stem or trunk when mature and usu. …
Oxford English vocab
CHASTE — adj.1 abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse. 2 (of behaviour, speech, etc.) pure, virtuous, decent. 3 (of artistic …
Oxford English vocab
CHASTE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TREE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a Christmas tree (= a decorated tree that people have in their homes at Christmas …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHASTE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN kiss ▪ Yet my feelings can't survive on a formal handshake and a chaste …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHASTE
Cambridge English vocab
TREE — n. big tree bodhi tree bo tree Christmas tree deciduous tree Joshua Tree National Park monkey puzzle tree phylogenetic tree …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TREE — Synonyms and related words : Stammbaum, acacia, ailanthus, alder, alligator pear, allspice, almond, apple, apricot, ash, aspen, avocado, ax, balsa, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHASTE — adj. Function: adjective free from every trace of the lewd or salacious FF1C; was as chaste in language as in …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CHASTE — adjective free from every trace of the lewd or salacious was as chaste in language as in conduct Synonyms: clean, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHASTE — adj. Chaste is used with these nouns: ↑ kiss
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TREE
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHASTE — adj. 25B6; adjective chaste girlhood : VIRGINAL, virgin, intact, maidenly, unmarried, unwed; celibate, abstinent, self-restrained, self-denying, continent; innocent, virtuous, pure …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHASTE — adj. 1 pure, virginal, virgin, celibate, abstinent, continent, virtuous, undefiled, stainless, unstained, unsullied, unblemished, decent, clean, good, wholesome, moral Only …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TREE — 1. сущ. 1) а) дерево, древо in a tree ≈ на дереве (о среде обитания) on a tree ≈ на …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHASTE — прил. 1) целомудренный, непорочный (не имеющий внебрачных связей) She was a holy woman, innocent and chaste. ≈ Она была святой …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TREE — tree.ogg 1. tri: n 1. 1> дерево hollow tree - дуплистое дерево fruit tree - фруктовое дерево to climb a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHASTE — chaste.ogg tʃeıst a 1. целомудренный, девственный; непорочный, невинный chaste eyes - невинный взор chaste wife - добродетельная жена 2. строгий; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TREE — 1) дерево 2) бревно 3) стойка, подпорка 4) дерево (в теории графов) 5) древовидная структура; древовидная схема 6) древовидный дешифратор …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
TREE — 1) дерево 2) бревно 3) стойка, подпорка 4) дерево (в теории графов) 5) древовидная структура; древовидная схема 6) древовидный дешифратор 7) мн. ч. дендритные образования (напр. …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
TREE — 1) дерево 2) древо 3) древовидный 4) лесовалочный • absolute of rooted tree — т. граф. абсолют корневого дерева binary search tree — дерево двоичного поиска completely …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TREE
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CHASTE — chaste прил.1) целомудренный, непорочный (не имеющий внебрачных связей) She was a holy woman, innocent and chaste. — Она была святой …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TREE — 1. tri: n 1. 1> дерево hollow tree - дуплистое дерево fruit tree - фруктовое дерево to climb a tree …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHASTE — a 1. целомудренный, девственный; непорочный, невинный chaste eyes - невинный взор chaste wife - добродетельная жена 2. строгий; чистый; простой; …
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TREE
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CHASTE — прил. 1) целомудренный, непорочный ( не имеющий внебрачных связей ) She was a holy woman, innocent and chaste. — Она …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TREE
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CHASTE — прил. 1) целомудренный, непорочный (не имеющий внебрачных связей) She was a holy woman, innocent and chaste. — Она была святой женщиной, чистой …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TREE
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
TREE
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
TREE — 1) дерево 2) вал 3) бревно, стойка, подпорка • - broad-leaved tree - dormant tree - head tree - hose tree - lighter trees - mantel tree - nut tree - …
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
TREE — древовидная схема; дерево - Christmas tree - completion Christmas tree - cross-type Christmas tree - diagnostic tree - dual completion Christmas tree - fault tree - flange-type …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу

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