va|gi|na

va|gi|na «vuh JY nuh», noun, plural -nas, -nae «-nee».

1. a) the membranous passage in female mammals that leads from the uterus to the vulva or external opening. b) a similar part in certain other animals.

2. a sheathlike part, organ, or covering; sheath or theca.

3. Botany. the sheath formed around a stem by the lower parts of some leaves, such as those of the tulip.

╂[< Latin vagīna (originally) sheath, cabbard]