vaginantadj.

Brit.

/ˈvadʒᵻnənt/, U.S.

/ˈvædʒənənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin vaginant-, vaginans.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin vaginant-, vaginans (1704 or earlier), use as adjective of present participle of vaginare vaginate v.Compare French vaginant (1803).

Botany.

Of a part of a plant, esp. a leaf: forming a sheath; = sheathing adj. b. Cf. vagina n. 2b.Now used chiefly of the leaves of mosses.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > sheathing

socket?1711

vaginant1760

sheathing1778

vaginal1792

1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. vii. 187 Vaginant, forming a Vagina or Sheath; when the Base of the Leaf forms a cylindric Tube that invests the Branch.

1887 Bot. Gaz. 12 2 Leaves with a narrow border, at least on vaginant lamina.

1920 H. N. Dixon Rep. Two Coll. Mosses Brit. E. Afr. 2 That species, however, has the leaves more narrowly pointed, less sharply serrate, and with the base less widely vaginant.

2012 S. Stuber Secret Lives Mosses 17 One exceptional moss genus is Fissidens, whose distichously arranged leaves and unique third lobe (vaginant lamina) make it appear liverwort-like.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vaginant
释义	vaginantadj. Brit. /ˈvadʒᵻnənt/, U.S. /ˈvædʒənənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin vaginant-, vaginans. Etymology: < post-classical Latin vaginant-, vaginans (1704 or earlier), use as adjective of present participle of vaginare vaginate v.Compare French vaginant (1803). Botany. Of a part of a plant, esp. a leaf: forming a sheath; = sheathing adj. b. Cf. vagina n. 2b.Now used chiefly of the leaves of mosses. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > sheathing socket?1711 vaginant1760 sheathing1778 vaginal1792 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. vii. 187 Vaginant, forming a Vagina or Sheath; when the Base of the Leaf forms a cylindric Tube that invests the Branch. 1887 Bot. Gaz. 12 2 Leaves with a narrow border, at least on vaginant lamina. 1920 H. N. Dixon Rep. Two Coll. Mosses Brit. E. Afr. 2 That species, however, has the leaves more narrowly pointed, less sharply serrate, and with the base less widely vaginant. 2012 S. Stuber Secret Lives Mosses 17 One exceptional moss genus is Fissidens, whose distichously arranged leaves and unique third lobe (vaginant lamina) make it appear liverwort-like. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1760
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