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vagina

Pronunciation: /vəˈdʒʌɪnə/

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Definition of vagina

noun (plural vaginas or vaginae /-niː/)

  • 1the muscular tube leading from the external genitals to the cervix of the uterus in women and most female mammals.
  • 2 Botany & Zoology any sheath-like structure, especially a sheath formed round a stem by the base of a leaf.

Derivatives

vaginal

adjective

vaginally

adverb

Origin:

late 17th century: from Latin, literally 'sheath, scabbard'

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