also: しか
noun
female flower; pistillate flower
Botanical term for a flower that has only female reproductive organs (pistils). Contrasts with 雄花 (male flower).
See also: 雄花
この植物は雌花と雄花が別々に咲く。
This plant produces female and male flowers separately.
雌花の基部には小さな子房が見える。
A small ovary is visible at the base of the female flower.
Male flower; the counterpart to 雌花.
Compound of 雌 (female) and 花 (flower). The reading めばな is the standard kun'yomi combination; しか is a rare alternative reading.