different between vibex vs vitex

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vibex (“the mark of a blow”).

Noun

vibex (plural vibices)

1. (medicine) An extensive patch of subcutaneous extravasation of blood.

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weyb-, *weyp- (“to oscillate, swing”). Compare Latin vibr? (“I shake, brandish”).

Noun

v?bex f (genitive v?b?cis); third declension

1. (pathology) wound left by a lash, weal or welt

Declension

Third-declension noun.

References

• vibex in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• vibex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From the genus name Vitex, from Latin v?tex.

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 vie? and v?tis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?u?i?.teks/, [?u?i?t??ks?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?vi.teks/, [?vi?t??ks]

Noun

v?tex f (genitive v?ticis); third declension

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

Declension

Third-declension noun.

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