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. [1913 Webster] And wreaths of agnus castus others bore. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]