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The definition of a vagina is the passage leading from the vulva to the cervix in female humans and other mammals.

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An example of the vagina is the birth canal.

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noun pl. vaginas or vaginae

Anat., Zool. a sheath or sheathlike structure; specif., in female mammals, the canal between the vulva and the uterus
Bot. the sheath formed by the base of certain leaves where it envelops a stem

Origin: L, a sheath

See vagina in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. va·gi·nas or va·gi·nae (-nē)

Anatomy
a. The passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus in female mammals.
b. A similar part in some invertebrates.
Botany A sheathlike structure, such as the leaf of a grass that surrounds a stem.

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Origin: Latin vāgīna, sheath

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