vaginate

[vaj-uh-nit, -neyt] /ˈvædʒ ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt/

adjective, Botany

having a vagina or sheath; sheathed.

Origin

1840-50; < Neo-Latin vāgīnātus. See vagina, -ate¹

British Dictionary definitions for vaginate

/ˈvædʒɪnɪt; -ˌneɪt/

adjective

(esp of plant parts) having a sheath; sheathed: a vaginate leaf

vaginate in Medicine

vaginate vag·i·nate (vāj'ə-nĭt, -nāt') or vag·i·nat·ed (-nā'tĭd)
adj.