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noun (pl2=vaginae)
- (anatomy) The passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus in female mammals.
- (zoology) A similar part in some invertebrates.
- (botany) A sheath-like structure, such as the leaf of a grass that surrounds a stem.
- (colloquial) The vulva.
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noun - (botany): Any plant possessing vascular tissue (xylem and phloem), including ferns, conifers, and flowering plants.
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noun
- (anatomy): The artery, arteries, veins,capillary, capillaries, and associated tissues in an animal.
- (context, Phytotomy): The xylem, phloem, and associated tissues in a vascular plant.
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noun
- Any plant.
- A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit in the culinary sense.
- The edible part of such a plant.
- (Metaph.) A person whose body or brain has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment.
adjective
- Of or relating to plants.
- Of or relating to vegetables.
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| vegetation |
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noun
- Plants collectively.
- There were large amounts of vegetation in the forest.
also you could say "there are large amounts of vegetation growing in the forest"
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adjective
- Of, or relating to plants; especially to their growth.
- (biology) Of, or relating to functions such as growth, nutrition and asexual reproduction rather than sexual reproduction.
- Physically inactive.
- (medicine) Of a state of impaired brain function, where a person can respond to some stimuli but is incapable of voluntary acts.
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| vein |
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noun
- (anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillary, capillaries back to the heart.
- (used in plural veins) The entrails of a shrimp.
- (botany) In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.
- (zoology) The nervure of an insect"s wing.
- A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.
- A topic of discussion.
- ...and on a different vein, can we discuss...
- A style, tendency, or quality of something.
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| veinlet |
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noun (plural veinlets)
- A small or secondary vein, especially on the wing of an insect.
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| veiny |
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adjective (comparative veinier, superlative veiniest)
- Having prominent veins.
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| verdant |
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adjective
- green, Green in colour.
- abundant, Abundant in verdure.
- fresh, Fresh.
- inexperienced, Inexperienced.
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| verdure |
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noun
- A condition of health and vigour.
- The greenness of lush or growing vegetation; also: the vegetation itself.
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| versatile |
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adjective
- capable of doing many things competently
- having varied uses or many functions
- changeable or inconstant
- (biology) capable of moving freely in all directions
- (context, gay slang) Of a homosexual man, not having a preference for penetrating or being penetrated in anal sex.
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| vessel |
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noun
- (nautical) A general term for all kinds of craft designed for transportation on water, such as ships or boats.
- 1719: w:Daniel Defoe, Daniel Defoe, w:Robinson Crusoe, Robinson Crusoe
- : ''But my hope was, that if I stood along this coast till I came to that part where the English traded, I should find some of their vessels upon their usual design of trade, that would relieve and take us in.
- A container.
- A person as a container of qualities or feelings.
- Dolly Parton, The Seeker lyrics:
- :I am a that"s empty and useless <BR />I am a bad seed that fell by the way<BR />I am a loser that wants to be a winner<BR />And you are my last hope<BR />Don"t turn me away.
- (biology) A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant.
- blood or lymph vessels in humans, xylem or phloem vessels in plants
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| viable |
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adjective
- (archaic) Able to live on its own (as for a newborn.)
- Able to be done, possible.
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| vigorous |
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adjective
- physically strong and active
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| villous |
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adjective
- being hairy, covered with soft long hair
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| villus |
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noun (vill, i)
- (biology) a small projection from a mucous membrane, particularly those found in the intestines
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| vinca |
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noun
- Any of several evergreen shrubs, of the genus Vinca, including the periwinkle
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adjective
- viscous, Viscous; having a high viscosity.
- Sticky, slimy, or glutinous.
- Covered with a viscid layer.
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adjective
- A 'born alive' birth of a biological animal, such as most mammals, some reptiles and a few fish (as opposed to an egg-laying animal such as a chicken)
adverb viviparously
:Dutch: levendbarend
- (defn, English)
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