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vulva
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun vulva has 1 sense
- vulva(n = noun.body) - external parts of the female genitalia; has parts: labial vein, vena labialis, urethra, mons, mons pubis, mons veneris, labium, labia majora, pudendal cleavage, pudendal cleft, pudendal slit, rima pudendi, rima vulvae, urogenital cleft, vulvar slit, labia minora, vestibule of the vagina, button, clit, clitoris
is a part of female reproductive system
is a kind of fanny, female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals
Derived form adjective vulval1
CIDE DICTIONARY
vulva, n. [L. vulva, volva, from volvere to roll.].
- The external parts of the female genital organs; sometimes, the opening between the projecting parts of the external organs. [1913 Webster]
- The orifice of the oviduct of an insect or other invertebrate. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
vulva, n. (pl. vulvas) Anat. the external female genitals, esp. the external opening of the vagina.
Derivative
vulvar adj. vulvitis n.
Etymology
L, = womb
THESAURUS
vulva
bag, ballocks, balls, basket, beard, breasts, cervix, clitoris, cod, cods, cullions, family jewels, female organs, genitalia, genitals, gonads, labia, labia majora, labia minora, lingam, lips, male organs, meat, nuts, nymphae, ovary, penis, phallus, private parts, privates, privy parts, pubic hair, pudenda, reproductive organs, rocks, scrotum, secondary sex characteristic, sex organs, spermary, testes, testicles, uterus, vagina, womb, yoni
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