vitex
See also: Vitex
English edit
Etymology edit
From the genus name Vitex, from Latin vītex.
Noun edit
vitex (usually uncountable, plural vitexes)
- Any of several species of the genus Vitex.
- Especially, Vitex rotundifolia, native to Pacific seashores in Asia and Oceania, widely introduced in similar environments.
Synonyms edit
- (Vitex rotundifolia): beach vitex
References edit
vitex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Vitex rotundifolia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Vitex rotundifolia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Vitex rotundifolia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Of Proto-Indo-European origin. Related to vieō and vītis.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯iː.teks/, [ˈu̯iːt̪ɛks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvi.teks/, [ˈviːt̪eks]
Noun edit
vītex f (genitive vīticis); third declension
- chaste tree, Vitex agnus-castus (a small Mediterranean tree)
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vītex | vīticēs |
| Genitive | vīticis | vīticum |
| Dative | vīticī | vīticibus |
| Accusative | vīticem | vīticēs |
| Ablative | vītice | vīticibus |
| Vocative | vītex | vīticēs |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “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.