English Dictionary: Vagina | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Vagina | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vagina \Va*gi"na\, n.; pl. {Vagin[91]}. [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. (Zo[94]l.) The terminal part of the oviduct in insects and various other invertebrates. See Illust., of {Spermatheca}. 3. (Bot.) The basal expansion of certain leaves, which inwraps the stem; a sheath. 4. (Arch.) The shaft of a terminus, from which the bust of figure seems to issue or arise. |