yonic

adj — 2 senses

yonic

adj

/ˈjoʊnɪk/

Etymology From yoni + -ic, from Sanskrit योनि (yoni).

1

In the shape of a vulva (yoni).

  • Many orchids are yonic.1999, Perry Bathous, Clarissa Flanders, Swell-Wimp, page 107:
  • The Garden of Eden, the Ark, the Gate of the Temple, the Veil of the Mysteries, the vesica piscis or oval nimbus, and the Holy Grail are important yonic symbols[…]2011, Manly P. Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages, page 226:
1 more example
  • Porzecanski employs two recurrent phallic and yonic symbols in the narrative.2012, Debora Cordeiro Rosa, Trauma, Memory and Identity in Five Jewish Novels:
2

Of or relating to the yoni.

  • yonic energy
Synonyms
vulvar, vulvic
Related terms
penile, phallic

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