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vaginule

vaginule is the alternative form 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

Forms of vaginule

pluralvaginules

Questions about vaginule

What is vaginule the alternative form of?
Vaginule is the alternative form of vaginula.

Words near vaginule in the dictionary

  1. vaginovulvar
  2. vaginula
  3. vaginulae
  4. vaginulas
  5. vaginulate
  6. vaginule
  7. vaginules
  8. vaginulid
  9. vaginulids
  10. vaginæ
  11. Vagitanus

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