VAGINATE

Etymology

Adjective

vaginate (not comparable)

vaginated

Verb

vaginate (third-person singular simple present vaginates, present participle vaginating, simple past and past participle vaginated)

(transitive) To ensheathe; to enclose in a sheath.

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Vag"i*nate, Vag"i*na`ted, a. Etym: [See Vagina.]

Definition: Invested with, or as if with, a sheath; as, a vaginate stem, or one invested by the tubular base of a leaf.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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