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								being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop a female heir
 female holly trees bear the berries
 2.
								characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
 female sensitiveness
 female suffrage
 3.
								for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls
 the female lead in the play
 a female chorus
 
 'female' - used as a noun
 4.
								an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
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								a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
 
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