vagina
vagina Lexical Profile
vagina Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The muscular, elastic canal in a female mammal that extends from the external genitalia (vulva) to the cervix of the uterus, serving as a passage for menstrual flow, copulation, and childbirth.
"The anatomy textbook illustrates how the vagina connects the uterus to the exterior of the body."
A sheath or sheath-like structure, such as the tubular base of a leaf that encloses a plant stem.
"In many grass species, the lower portion of the leaf forms a protective vagina around the culm."
Word Nuance & Usage
In everyday speech, "vagina" is frequently used inaccurately to refer to the entire female external genitalia, which in anatomical and medical usage is properly termed the "vulva".
• Rhymes for vagina
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 17th century directly from Latin vagina, literally meaning "sheath," "scabbard," or "covering of a grain ear."