雌めしべ

also: しずい

め

し

べ

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

Botanical term for the female reproductive part of a flower. Compare with 雄しべ (stamen).

雄おしべ
雄しべ is the stamen, the male reproductive part of a flower, while 雌しべ is the pistil, the female part.

雌めしべUsage43%
Standard modern spelling; the しべ part is usually written in kana.
めしべUsage52%
メシベUsage4%
雌蕊Usage1%
- めしべ
  Kanji spelling using 蕊; also read しずい. Less common than 雌しべ.
- しずい
  Alternate reading of the kanji form 雌蕊; mainly in botanical contexts.
雌蘂
rarely-used kanji form
- しずい
  Rarely used kanji form; same reading as 雌蕊(しずい).
- めしべ
  Rarely used kanji form; search-only variant for めしべ.
しずい

Compound of 雌 (め, 'female') and しべ, an old term for the reproductive part of a flower. The exact origin of しべ is uncertain.