vitex

See also: Vitex

English

Etymology

From the genus name Vitex, from Latin vītex.

Noun

vitex (usually uncountable, plural vitexes)

1. Any of several species of the genus Vitex.
2. Especially, Vitex rotundifolia, native to Pacific seashores in Asia and Oceania, widely introduced in similar environments.

Synonyms

• (Vitex rotundifolia): beach vitex

References

• vitex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vitex rotundifolia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vitex rotundifolia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Vitex rotundifolia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Latin

Etymology

Of Proto-Indo-European origin. Related to vieō and vītis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯iː.teks/, [ˈu̯iːt̪ɛks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.teks/, [ˈviːt̪eks]

Noun

vītex f (genitive vīticis); third declension

1. chaste tree, Vitex agnus-castus (a small Mediterranean tree)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	vītex	vīticēs
genitive	vīticis	vīticum
dative	vīticī	vīticibus
accusative	vīticem	vīticēs
ablative	vītice	vīticibus
vocative	vītex	vīticēs

Descendants

• English: vitex
• Italian: vetrice
• Romanian: vetrice
• Translingual: Vitex

References

• “vitex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• vitex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.