おしべ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
雄蕊
雄蘂
雄蕋
雄しべ

Etymology

From 雄(お) (o, “male”) + 蕊(しべ) (shibe, “plant reproductive organ”).

Pronunciation

Noun

おしべ • (oshibe) ←をしべ (wosibe)?

  1. (botany) stamen
    Coordinate term: めしべ (meshibe, “pistil”)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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