invaginate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb sheathe
    • The chrysalis is invaginated
  2. verb fold inwards
    introvert.
    • some organs can invaginate

WordNet

In*vag"i*nate transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To insert as in a sheath; to prce intussusception in.
In*vag"i*nate, In*vag"i*na`ted adjective (Also<
  • Invaginate
  • Invaginated
)
Definitions
  1. (Biol.) (a) Sheathed. (b) Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion.

Webster 1913