invaginate
英 [ɪn'vædʒɪneɪt]
美 [ɪn'vædʒɪnɪt]
- vt. 使入鞘；收进鞘中
- vi. 收进鞘中；陷入
- adj. 入鞘的；摄取的；缩入的
invaginate 入鞘，套进内部in-,进入，使，-vagin,剑鞘，词源同vagina,vanilla.
- invaginate (v.)
- 1650s, from Medieval Latin invaginatus, past participle of invaginare "to put into a sheath," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + vagina "a sheath" (see vagina). Related: Invaginated; invagination.
