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Definition of: vagina
(və·jī′nə) noun plural ·nas or ·nae (-nē)
1. Anat. a A sheath or sheathlike covering, b The canal leading from the external genital orifice in female mammals to the uterus.
2. Zool. The terminal portion of the oviduct of various invertebrates.
3. Bot. A tubular part surrounding another, as the basal portion of a leaf around a stem. [<L, a sheath]
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