{Vaginant leaf} (Bot.), a leaf investing the stem or branch by its base, which has the form of a tube. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
vaginant — VAGINÁNT, Ă adj. (Despre plante) La care porţiunea inferioară a frunzei învăluie ramul sau tulpina ca frunzele gramineelor. [< fr. vaginant]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN VAGINÁNT, Ă adj. (despre bractee, frunze, peţiol)… … Dicționar Român
vaginant — vaginant, ante (va ji nan, nan t ) adj. Terme didactique. Qui enveloppe comme une gaîne ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. vagina, gaîne … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
vaginant — ˈvajənənt adjective Etymology: New Latin vaginant , vaginans, from vagin + Latin ant , ans ant : sheathing vaginant culm of grass … Useful english dictionary
Vaginant leaf — Vaginant Vag i*nant, a. [Cf. F. vaginant. See {Vagina}.] Serving to in invest, or sheathe; sheathing. [1913 Webster] {Vaginant leaf} (Bot.), a leaf investing the stem or branch by its base, which has the form of a tube. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vaginant — a. (Bot.) Sheathing … New dictionary of synonyms
vaginant — vag·i·nant … English syllables
