ləˈjēnə noun
Etymology: Latin, large flask, from Greek lagynos
1. plural lagenas -nəz or lage·nae -ē(ˌ)nē : flask , bottle
2. plural lagenae
[New Latin, from Latin, large flask]
: the terminal part of the cochlea ; especially : a knob-shaped appendage of the sacculus of a bird or reptile corresponding to the cochlea of a fish or amphibian
3. capitalized
[New Latin, from Latin, large flask]
: a genus of Foraminifera having a single-chambered often flask-shaped test