female ear Maïs : 1= épi femelle Manuel d’agriculture et de viticulture avec des notions d’horticulture et de sylviculture à l’usage des écoles primaires, Lyon, 1899. Category Plant morphology French épi femelle English female ear Japanese Kanji 雌穂 Kana めすぼ Translitération mesu-bo Chinese Traditional 雌穗 Simplified 雌穗 Pinyin ci sui Other illustrations Corn female flower AKA corn silk. The incipient ear is within the husks below the silk. 90521st century (2005). Photo Pollinator at English Wikipedia Preceding entry Next entry