vaginant

English

Etymology

Compare French vaginant. See vagina.

Adjective

vaginant (not comparable)

(botany) Serving as a sheathe.
A vaginant leaf is one investing the stem or branch by its base, which has the form of a tube.

vaginant lamina

References

“vaginant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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