1. Noun
A sheath; a theca; as, the vagina of the portal vein.
2. Noun
Specifically, the canal which leads from the uterus to the external orifice if the genital canal, or to the cloaca.
3. Noun
The terminal part of the oviduct in insects and various other invertebrates. See Illust., of Spermatheca.
4. Noun
The basal expansion of certain leaves, which inwraps the stem; a sheath.
5. Noun
The shaft of a terminus, from which the bust of figure seems to issue or arise.
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