femelle
French → English
(biology) Female: an organism or organ that produces egg cells; non-male animal
Le pistil est l'organe sexuel femelle de la fleur.
(English) The pistil is the female sexual organ of the flower.
La plante femelle est fécondée par le pollen du palmier mâle.
(English) The female plant is fertilized by the pollen of the male palm tree.
(technical) Female connector: a part of an assembly with a hole into which a male part fits; socket
Il me faut une prise femelle pour brancher ce câble électrique.
(English) I need a female socket to plug in this electrical cable.
Le tuyau femelle s'emboîte parfaitement avec le raccord mâle.
(English) The female pipe fits perfectly with the male fitting.
Entry ID: fr:en:femelle · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary