also: しずい
Botanical term for the female reproductive part of a flower. Compare with 雄しべ (stamen).
See also: 雄しべ
The pistil of this flower is long and extended.
We observed the difference between the pistil and the stamen.
Standard modern spelling; the しべ part is usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling using 蕊; also read しずい. Less common than 雌しべ.
Alternate reading of the kanji form 雌蕊; mainly in botanical contexts.
Rarely used kanji form; same reading as 雌蕊(しずい).
Rarely used kanji form; search-only variant for めしべ.
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.