female
adjective (SEX) /ˈfiː.meɪl/Definition
B1 belonging or relating to women, or the sex that can give birth to young or produce eggs: She was voted the best female vocalist. Female lions do not have manes. → See also feminineSpecies and gendersCategories and varieties › describes plants that produce flowers that will later develop into fruitFlowers - general wordsFlowers and flowering plants femaleness /-nəs/ noun [U] Species and gendersCategories and varieties
(Definition of female adjective (SEX) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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