extravaginal
Americanadjective
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Botany. developing outside the sheath, as the young shoots of certain grasses.
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Anatomy. located outside the vagina.
Etymology
Origin of extravaginal
Example Sentences
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Branches that pierce through the sheaths are called extravaginal branches.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
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