Vulva Definition

vŭlvə
vulvae, vulvas
noun
The external genital organs of a female mammal, including the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and the entrance to the vagina.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Vulva

Noun

Singular:
vulva
Plural:
vulvae, vulvas

Origin of Vulva

  • From Latin vulva, earlier volva (“womb, female sexual organ”), probably from volvare (“to turn, wrap around”). Akin to Sanskrit [script?] (ulva, “womb”). [script?]

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin womb, covering wel-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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