Male

Male
Male Male, n. 1. An animal of the male sex. [1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.) A plant bearing only staminate flowers. [1913 Webster]


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  • mâle — [ mal ] n. et adj. • masle, mascleXIIe; lat. masculus I ♦ N. m. 1 ♦ Individu appartenant au sexe doué du pouvoir de fécondation ⇒ chromosome. Le mâle et la femelle. Le mâle dans l espèce humaine. ⇒ homme. Nom donné aux mâles dans certaines… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • Male — Male, a. [F. m[^a]le, OF. masle, mascle, fr. L. masculus male, masculine, dim. of mas a male; possibly akin to E. man. Cf. {Masculine}, {Marry}, v. t.] 1. Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates young, or (in a wider sense) to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Male — bezeichnet: Malé, die Hauptstadt der Malediven Malé (Insel), Insel, auf der sich die Hauptstadt befindet Malè, eine Gemeinde in der italienischen Provinz Trentino Male (Sizilien), kleiner Fluss auf Sizilien, mündet etwa 3 km westlich von Milazzo… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • male — adj Male, masculine, manly, manlike, mannish, manful, virile are comparable when meaning of, characteristic of, or like a male, especially of the human species. Male (opposed to female) applies to animals and plants as well as to human beings and …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Malè — Malè …   Wikipedia Español

  • male — male, masculine, manly 1. Both male and masculine entered the language from Old French in the 14c and rapidly took on distinct roles. Male is used as an adjective and noun, contrasting with the unrelated word female, to designate the sex of… …   Modern English usage

  • Malé — (dhivehi: މާލެ), es la capital de la República de Maldivas. La ciudad esta localizada en la isla de Malé, en el atolón de Malé. Una base de hidroaviones y un fondeadero de barcos están localizados en la isla. Malé es el centro del comercio de… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • male — [māl] adj. [ME < OFr male, masle < L masculus < mas (gen. maris), a male, man] 1. designating or of the sex that fertilizes the ovum of the female and begets offspring: biological symbol, ♂: cf. FEMALE 2. of, characteristic of, or… …   English World dictionary

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