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Sheathe vs Vaginant - What's the difference?

sheathe | vaginant |

As a verb sheathe

is to put something, such as a knife, into a sheath.

As an adjective vaginant is

(botany) serving as a sheathe.

sheathe

English

Verb

  • To put something, such as a knife, into a sheath
  • To encase something with a protective covering
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    • Antonyms

    * unsheathe

    Derived terms

    * resheathe

    vaginant

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (botany) Serving as a sheathe.
    • A vaginant leaf is one investing the stem or branch by its base, which has the form of a tube.
    (Webster 1913)