Invaginate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Invaginate \In*vag"i*nate\, v. t.
     To insert as in a sheath; to produce intussusception in.
     Invaginate

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Invaginate \In*vag"i*nate\, Invaginated \In*vag"i*na`ted\, a.
     (Biol.)
     (a) Sheathed.
     (b) Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within
         another portion.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  invaginate
       v 1: sheathe; "The chrysalis is invaginated"
       2: fold inwards; "some organs can invaginate" [syn: {introvert}]