also: しか
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
This plant produces female and male flowers separately.
A small ovary is visible at the base of the female flower.
Flowers are typically counted with 輪, though individual flowers like 雌花 (female flowers) can also take 個.
Standard kanji form; the reading めばな is the most common.
Rare reading; めばな is overwhelmingly preferred in modern Japanese.
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.