めしべ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
雌蕊
雌蘂
雌蕋
雌しべ

Etymology

From 雌(め) (me, “female”) + 蕊(しべ) (shibe, “plant reproductive organ”).

Pronunciation

Noun

めしべ • (meshibe) ←めしべ (mesibe)?

  1. (botany) pistil
    Coordinate term: おしべ (oshibe, “stamen”)

References

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