粃しいな

noun

empty grain husk; hollow object

Primarily refers to empty husks of grains like rice or wheat; also used for any hollow or empty object. Often appears in agricultural or botanical contexts.

• この稲いな穂ほには粃しいなが多おおくて、収しゅう穫かくが少すくない。

  This rice ear has many empty husks, so the harvest is small.

• 風かぜで粃しいなが飛とばされて、実みだけが残のこった。

  The empty husks were blown away by the wind, leaving only the grains.

noun

unripe fruit

Refers to fruit that has not ripened; less common than the husk sense. Often used in agricultural or botanical descriptions.

• まだ粃しいなの柿かきは渋しぶくて食たべられない。

  The unripe persimmons are still astringent and cannot be eaten.