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

(Tokyo) めしべ [méꜜshìbè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [me̞ɕibe̞]

Noun

めしべ • (meshibe) ^{←めしべ (mesibe)^?}

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

References

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

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