vulvaire

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vyl.vɛʁ/

Etymology 1

From vulve +‎ -aire.

Adjective

vulvaire (plural vulvaires)

(anatomy) vulvar

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin vulvaria, from vulva (because the plant was used in gynaecology).

Noun

vulvaire f (plural vulvaires)

(botany) stinking goosefoot, Chenopodium vulvaria

Further reading

“vulvaire” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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