Vulva

//ˈvʌlvə// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening.

    "The vulvae of the sow were popular as a gourmet's dish. Credited with erotic effects."

  2. 2
    external parts of the female genitalia wordnet
  3. 3
    A protrusion on the side of a nematode.

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Example

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"The vagina meets the external organs at the vulva."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vulva, earlier volva (“womb, female sexual organ”), probably from volvō (“to turn, wrap around”). Akin to Sanskrit उल्ब (úlba, “womb”) or English valve, valva and other descendants of the Latin term (evolve, involve, revolve).

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