The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vaginate
Vaginate \Vag"i*nate\, Vaginated \Vag"i*na`ted\, a. [See Vagina.] Invested with, or as if with, a sheath; as, a vaginate stem, or one invested by the tubular base of a leaf.
Wiktionary
vaginate
vaginated v
(cx transitive English) To ensheathe; to enclose in a sheath.