vagina

Definition of Vagina in English :

1. vagina

the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus

Example Sentences:
'the vagina receives the penis during coitus'
'the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Vagina

noun plural -nas or -nae (-niː)

1.

the moist canal in most female mammals, including humans, that extends from the cervix of the uterus to an external opening between the labia minora

2. anatomy, biology

any sheath or sheathlike structure, such as a leaf base that encloses a stem

nounWord forms: plural vaˈginas or vaˈginae (vəˈdʒaɪni ; vəjīˈnē)

1. Anatomy and Zoology

a sheath or sheathlike structure; specif., in female mammals, the canal between the vulva and the uterus

2. Botany

the sheath formed by the base of certain leaves where it envelops a stem

n. pl. va·gi·nas or va·gi·nae (-nē)

1. Anatomy

a. The passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus in female mammals.

b. A similar part in some invertebrates.

2. Biology Any of various sheathlike structures.