vaginae

Noun

vagina (plural vaginas or vaginae or (archaic) vaginæ)

1. A sex organ for copulation and birth, found in female therian mammals, consisting of a passage between the vulval vestibule and the cervix of the uterus.
   • The epithelial lining of the vagina consists of many layers of flattened cells. Changes in the condition of these cells during the menstrual cycle can be detected by swabbing the lining and looking at the cells under a microscope.1991, Richard Evan Jones, Human Reproductive Biology, →ISBN, page 61
   1. A similar organ in some invertebrates and non-mammalian amniotes.
2. A sheathlike structure, such as the leaf of a grass that surrounds a stem.

   Synonyms:

   sheath

3. (colloquial) The vulva, or the vulva and vaginal passage collectively.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:vagina.

   Synonyms:

   axe wound, badly packed kebab, bearded clam, beaver, beef curtains, burger, chocha, clam, cooch, coochie

4. (colloquial, derogatory, rare) A coward; a weakling; a pussy.
   • 2002, "The New Terrance And Phillip Movie Trailer" (South Park TV episode)
5. (uncommon, transgender slang and gay slang) The anus.