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Webster 1913 Edition


Vaginula


Va-gin′u-la

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Noun.
[L., dim. of
vagina
sheath.]
(Bot.)
(a)
A little sheath, as that about the base of the pedicel of most mosses.
(b)
One of the tubular florets in composite flowers.
Henslow.

Definition 2024


vaginula

vaginula

English

Noun

vaginula (plural vaginulas or vaginulae)

  1. (botany) A little sheath, such as that about the base of the pedicel of most mosses.
  2. (botany) One of the tubular florets in composite flowers.
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