[ və'dʒʌɪnə ]
■ noun ( plural ~s or ~e -ni: )
1》 the muscular tube leading from the vulva to the cervix in women and most female mammals.
2》 Botany a sheath formed round a stem by the base of a leaf.
Derivatives
~l adjective
~lly adverb
Origin
C17: from L., lit. 'sheath, scabbard'.