Vagina meaning
A sheath or sheathlike structure; specif., in female mammals, the canal between the vulva and the uterus.
noun
The sheath formed by the base of certain leaves where it envelops a stem.
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The tube-shaped part of the reproductive tract in female mammals that is connected to the uterus at one end and opens to the outside of the body on the other end. The fully developed fetus passes through the vagina during birth.
The definition of a vagina is the passage leading from the vulva to the cervix in female humans and other mammals.
An example of the vagina is the birth canal.
noun
Any of various sheathlike structures.
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(zoology) A similar part in some invertebrates.
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(botany) A sheath-like structure, such as the leaf of a grass that surrounds a stem.
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Any of various sheathlike structures.
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Origin of vagina
- Latin vāgīna sheath
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin vāgīna (“sheath”).
From Wiktionary