a vaginate leaf
1Vaginate — 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. [1913 Webster] …
2Vaginated — 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. [1913 Webster] …
3Sheathed — Sheathed, a. 1. Povided with, or inclosed in, sheath. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Invested by a sheath, or cylindrical membranaceous tube, which is the base of the leaf, as the stalk or culm in grasses; vaginate. [1913 Webster] …
