VAGINAE

VAGINA

vagina

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

vaginae

(chiefly, science) plural of vagina

Source: Wiktionary

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VAGINA

Va*gi"na, n.; pl. Vaginæ. Etym: [L. vagina a scabbard or sheath.]

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 if the genital canal, or to the cloaca.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The terminal part of the oviduct in insects and various other invertebrates. See Illust., of Spermatheca.

3. (Bot.)

Definition: The basal expansion of certain leaves, which inwraps the stem; a sheath.

4. (Arch.)

Definition: The shaft of a terminus, from which the bust of figure seems to issue or arise.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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