vaginae

Variant of vagina

vagina definition

va·gina (və jī′nə)

noun pl. vaginas -·nas or vaginae -·nae (-nē)

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

Etymology: L, a sheath

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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