This is when the female part of the plant can accept pollen.
For one thing, Shakespeare wrote the female parts to be played by men, or boys at least.
Some spikelets may have both male and female parts, however.
All the female parts were played by young boys.
The female part of the clinic (which meant the whole place) loved talking about him.
Most plants have flowers with the male and female parts present in each flower.
"I'm going to make her female parts turn to dust."
Its politics are aimed at the female part of the population.
She also plays three of the four other female parts in the production.
I seem to get away with the female part, but the rest is tough.