female
IPA: fˈimeɪɫ
noun
- One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.
- A human of the feminine sex.
- An animal of the sex that produces eggs.
- (botany) A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organ capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant.
- A bacterium which lacks the F factor, and is able to receive DNA from another bacterium which has that factor.
- A female connector, pipe fitting, etc.
adjective
- Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
- Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare feminine, womanly.)
- Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
- (of bacteria) Lacking the F factor, and able to receive DNA from another bacterium which does have this factor (a male).
- (figuratively) Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting.
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