also: ゆうずい
Botanical term for the male reproductive organ of a flower. Often contrasted with 雌しべ (pistil).
See also: 雌しべ
The stamens of this flower are yellow.
I observed the difference between stamens and pistils.
Standard common spelling using 雄 with okurigana しべ.
Kanji spelling using 蕊; also read ゆうずい in botanical contexts.
Botanical reading; rarely used in everyday language.
Rarely used kanji form.
Rarely used kanji form with botanical reading.
Compound of 雄 (o, 'male') + しべ (shibe, 'pistil/stamen'), from older しべ (shibe) meaning the reproductive part of a flower. The kanji 蕊, 蘂, 蕋 are alternative characters for the plant part.