MALE

n.

Pronunciation: ' m ā l

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French masle, male, adjective & noun, from Latin masculus ― more at MASCULINE

Date: 14th century

1 a : a male person : a man or a boy b : an individual that produces small usually motile gametes (as spermatozoa or spermatozoids) which fertilize the eggs of a female

2 : a staminate plant