Vaginae

3 definitions found

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

  Vagina \Va*gi"na\, n.; pl. {Vaginae}. [L. vagina a scabbard or
     sheath.]
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     1. (Anat.)
        (a) A sheath; a theca; as, the vagina of the portal vein.
        (b) Specifically, the canal which leads from the uterus to


            the external orifice of the genital canal, or to the
            cloaca.
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     2. (Zool.) The terminal part of the oviduct in insects and
        various other invertebrates. See Illust., of
        {Spermatheca}.
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     3. (Bot.) The basal expansion of certain leaves, which
        inwraps the stem; a sheath.
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     4. (Arch.) The shaft of a terminus, from which the bust or
        figure seems to issue or arise.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vagina
       n : the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist
           canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora
           to the uterus; "the vagina receives the penis during
           coitus"; "the vagina is elastic enough to allow the
           passage of a fetus"
       [also: {vaginae} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vaginae
       See {vagina}