VAGINULA

Etymology

Noun

vaginula (plural vaginulas or vaginulae)

(botany) A little sheath, such as that about the base of the pedicel of most mosses.

(botany) One of the tubular florets in composite flowers.

Source: Wiktionary


Va*gin"u*la, n. Etym: [L., dim. of vagina sheath.] (Bot.) (a) A little sheath, as that about the base of the pedicel of most mosses. (b) One of the tubular florets in composite flowers. Henslow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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