vagina Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus
    • the vagina receives the penis during coitus
    • the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus

WordNet

Va*gi"na noun
Etymology
L. vagina a scabbard or sheath.
Wordforms
plural Vaginæ
Definitions
  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. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913