vaginate

adjective

vag·​i·​nate

ˈvajəˌnāt,

-nə̇t

variants or vaginated

-ˌnātə̇d

: invested with or as if with a sheath

Word History

Etymology

vaginate borrowed from New Latin vaginatus, going back to Medieval Latin, "sheathed," from Latin vāgīna "sheath" + -ātus -ate entry 3; vaginated from New Latin vaginatus + -ed entry 1

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