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vaginulae

vaginulae is the plural of vaginula.

Meaning of vaginula

Noun

vaginula (plural vaginulas or vaginulae)

  1. A little sheath, such as that about the base of the pedicel of most mosses.
    • In Sphagnum it is shaped somewhat like a button , having a very narrow neck, which is firmly embraced by the vaginula.1837, The transactions of the Linnean Society of London, page 468

Questions about vaginulae

What is vaginulae the plural of?
Vaginulae is the plural of vaginula.

Words near vaginulae in the dictionary

  1. vaginotomies
  2. vaginotomy
  3. vaginovesical
  4. vaginovulvar
  5. vaginula
  6. vaginulae
  7. vaginulas
  8. vaginulate
  9. vaginule
  10. vaginules
  11. vaginulid

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