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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Anatomy The passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus in female mammals.
  2. n. Anatomy A similar part in some invertebrates.
  3. n. Botany A sheathlike structure, such as the leaf of a grass that surrounds a stem.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. In botany, the sheath formed by the basal part of certain leaves where they embrace the stem: a sheath.
  2. n. In anatomy and zoology, a sheath; a sheathing or covering part or organ; a case: specifically applied to various structures. The sexual passage of the female from the vulva to the uterus. In all the higher Mammalia it is the terminal section of a Müllerian duct or oviduct united with its fellow; in the lower it is double, wholly or in part, there being two more or less complete vaginæ, right and left. In some oviparous animals, as birds, the termination of the oviduct, beyond the uterine Part, receives the name of vagina. See uterus, and cut under peritoneum, In entomology, a sheath-like plate or part inclosing an organ. In some cases also called valve. Specifically— The long channeled labrum of the mosquito and other blood-sucking flies, in which the lancet-like mandibles and maxillæ are concealed. The jointed sheath of the promuscis of hemipterous insects, homologous with the labium of a typical insect. The parts supporting and covering the tongue of a bee. corresponding to the mentum, maxillæ. and palpi. The tubular sheath of the sting of a bee or wasp.
  3. n. In architecture, the upper part of the pedestal of a terminus, from which the bust or figure seems to issue or arise; a sheath or gaine. [Rare or obsolete.]

Wiktionary

  1. n. anatomy The passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and childbirth in female mammals.
  2. n. zoology A similar part in some invertebrates.
  3. n. botany A sheath-like structure, such as the leaf of a grass that surrounds a stem.
  4. n. colloquial The vulva.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A sheath; a theca.
  2. n. Specifically, the canal which leads from the uterus to the external orifice of the genital canal, or to the cloaca.
  3. n. (Zoöl.) The terminal part of the oviduct in insects and various other invertebrates. See Illust., of Spermatheca.
  4. n. (Bot.) The basal expansion of certain leaves, which inwraps the stem; a sheath.
  5. n. (Arch.) The shaft of a terminus, from which the bust or figure seems to issue or arise.

WordNet 3.0

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

Etymologies

  1. From Latin vāgīna ("sheath"). (Wiktionary)
  2. Latin vāgīna, sheath. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • madmouth the ugliness is really the ugliness of what modern English pronunciation does to the simple sound system of Latin. say it in a Spanish accent--instantly prettier

    there's no shame, bilbers; WeirdNet is on your side. your uncle probably had some kind of tube lined with epithelial cells, right? Aug 24, 2009

  • bilby It's not a great sounding word. When I was young I used to get it confused with, ahem, another word. I remember some grand family gathering - my grandmother had a large house and loved to entertain - where most of the crowd were sat around after a big lunch. I was out in the back garden with my great-uncle, who I knew had a heart condition. I thought he looked a bit peaky, so while he sat down to rest I ran back into the house and blurted out that 'he might need his vagina pills'. The roar of laughter still rings in my ears. Aug 24, 2009

  • chained_bear I don't know. Vajayjay is pretty hated by some also. Aug 24, 2009

  • dontcry vagina envy...? Aug 24, 2009

  • madmouth on a separate note, why is this word on so many hate lists? Aug 24, 2009

  • reesetee Well, that's odd. I know plenty of people who have them and pay for their drinks. Aug 23, 2009

  • Prolagus Vaginas: You either have one, or pay for your drinks. Aug 23, 2009

  • chained_bear They're both far more appealing than testicle or scrotum. Dec 23, 2008

  • BrainyBabe Not to be conflated with vulva. Dec 23, 2008

  • marky Ludicrous word. Not appealing. Dec 23, 2008

  • chained_bear I found this incredible quotation today.

    And, I love this comic and quote it frequently when among comfortable company (i.e. not at work lunches). (See also dignified. Thanks, lampbane!) Feb 10, 2008

  • tbtabby "To enter life by way of the vagina is as good a way as any." -Henry Miller Oct 4, 2007

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