雌め株かぶ

noun

female plant

Botanical term for a plant that bears female flowers or reproductive organs. Often contrasted with 雄株 (おかぶ, male plant).

See also: 雄株

• このイチョウの雌め株かぶには銀ぎん杏なんがなる。

  This female ginkgo tree bears ginkgo nuts.

• 雄お株かぶと雌め株かぶを近ちかくに植うえないと実みがつかない。

  You need to plant a male and a female plant close together for fruit to set.