vi·tex
| \ ˈvīˌteks \
Definition of vitex
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Vitex
: a large genus of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees (family Verbenaceae) having divided leaves and forking cymes of small flowers with a short tube and bilabiate limb
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plural vitexes
: any plant of the genus Vitex
especially
: chaste tree sense 1
These are plants we should ask nurseries to grow for us again. We proved with vitex that demand could ensure a steady supply. — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star Telegram, 21 Jan. 2012
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plural vitexes
: chaste tree sense 2
He guides them through a careful six-month transition, slowly shifting the balance from drugs to herbs such as vitex and black cohosh.— Erika Lenz, Utne Reader, May/June 1999
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