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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Vagina \Va*gi"na\, n.; pl. {Vaginae}. [L. vagina a scabbard or
sheath.]
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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 of the genital canal, or to the
cloaca.
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2. (Zool.) The terminal part of the oviduct in insects and
various other invertebrates. See Illust., of
{Spermatheca}.
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3. (Bot.) The basal expansion of certain leaves, which
inwraps the stem; a sheath.
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4. (Arch.) The shaft of a terminus, from which the bust or
figure seems to issue or arise.
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