Dans le dictionnaire français Larousse, le terme "femelle" désigne un individu ou d'un organe animal ou végétal qui appartient au sexe porteur des cellules reproductrices les plus volumineuses. Il qualifie aussi ce sexe. Ce terme est réservé essentiellement aux animaux et aux plantes.
Le mâle est défini comme ce qui appartient ou ce qui est propre au sexe fécondant, porteur de cellules reproductrices plus nombreuses, plus petites et plus mobiles que celles du sexe femelle. Chez les végétaux, il qualifie ou désigne l'organe qui fournit le pollen (plantes à graines) ou les anthérozoïdes (cryptogames), la fleur qui ne porte que des étamines mais pas de pistil, ou encore la plante entière dont les fleurs n'ont que des étamines.
Le dictionnaire français Larousse définit le mot féminin comme ce qui est propre à la femme. Ce terme ne s'applique donc ni aux animaux ni aux plantes. En revanche, le mot "masculin" regroupe tout ce qui appartient ou qui a rapport au mâle ou à l'homme. Le terme "mâle" n'étant pas réservé à l'espèce humaine, le mot "masculin" concerne aussi bien les humains, les animaux que les plantes. Les stéréotypes sociaux occidentaux concernant la féminité et la masculinité ont influé la définition même de ces termes.
In the French Larousse dictionary, the word "femelle" (female) means a person or an animal or a plant organ that belongs to the bearer of the larger sex reproductive cells. It also describes that gender. This term is reserved primarily to animals and plants.
The "male" is defined as that which belongs to or what is proper to the fertilizing gender, carrying many more reproductive cells, smaller and more mobile than those of the female gender. In plants, it qualifies or refers to the organ that supplies the pollen (seed plants) or the antherozoids (cryptogams), the flower that get only stamens but no pistil, or the whole plant whose flowers have only stamens.
French dictionary Larousse defines the word "féminin" (feminine) as that is unique to women. Thus, it does apply neither animals nor plants. However, the word "male" is defined as all that belongs or that relates to male man. The term "mâle" is not reserved to the human species. It concerns both humans, animals and plants. Western social stereotypes about gender are impacting the definition of these terms, as masculinity is related to animal and femininity is not.
Read more at http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/femelle/33206#9tcr63Wwxy3OtXtp.99 In the French Larousse dictionary, the word "femelle" (female) means a person or an animal or a plant organ that belongs to the bearer of the larger sex reproductive cells. It also describes that gender. This term is reserved primarily to animals and plants.
The "male" is defined as that which belongs to or what is proper to the fertilizing gender, carrying many more reproductive cells, smaller and more mobile than those of the female gender. In plants, it qualifies or refers to the organ that supplies the pollen (seed plants) or the antherozoids (cryptogams), the flower that get only stamens but no pistil, or the whole plant whose flowers have only stamens.
French dictionary Larousse defines the word "féminin" (feminine) as that is unique to women. Thus, it does apply neither animals nor plants. However, the word "male" is defined as all that belongs or that relates to male man. The term "mâle" is not reserved to the human species. It concerns both humans, animals and plants. Western social stereotypes about gender are impacting the definition of these terms, as masculinity is related to animal and femininity is not.