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Literary notes about male (AI summary)

The term "male" in literature is remarkably versatile, functioning both as a descriptor of biological and social distinctions. In scientific and technical contexts, authors use "male" to identify specific anatomical or botanical characteristics—for instance, defining the structure of a flower ([1], [2]) or comparing physical attributes in animals ([3], [4]). In canonical and mythological texts, "male" serves to establish genealogical hierarchies and divine roles, as seen in biblical creation narratives ([5], [6], [7]) and in discussions of generative principles ([8]). Meanwhile, in social and political discourse, the word marks gender boundaries and relationships, both in critiquing social policies that impact men ([9], [10]) and in emphasizing traditional familial roles ([11]). Even in more modern narratives and technical writings, "male" appears as part of everyday descriptions or configurations, such as connectors in machinery ([12]) or simply to denote a gendered individual ([13]). This rich variety of usage underscores how "male" operates as a flexible linguistic tool that traverses the realms of science, religion, society, and literature.
  1. The male flower has a corolla of 5–7 petals, violet-colored, concave, half oval, with pubescent borders; at its base a flat scale.
    — from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
  2. Male flowers consist of a perianth without corolla, the sepals arranged by threes in two or three whorls.
    — from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
  3. He had lived over half a century and had, as yet, no male offspring around his knees.
    — from Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book I by Xueqin Cao
  4. one hunter also passed the river to hunt this morning in the evening he returned having killed a Buck and a male Antelope.
    — from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis
  5. For when David was in Edom, and Joab, the general of the army, was gone up to bury them that were slain, and had killed every male in Edom, 11:16.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  6. So God created man in His own image; in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them ....
    — from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I
  7. Two and two went in to Noe into the ark, male and female, as the Lord had commanded Noe.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  8. Heaven, as the fecundating principle, was male, and the source of fire; the earth, as the fecundated, was female, and the source of humidity.
    — from The symbolism of Freemasonry : by Albert Gallatin Mackey
  9. My fear is that, with the best intentions, this policy has been carried so far as to react injuriously on the Male Sex.
    — from Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott Abbott
  10. The old Constitution did not disfranchise women, and we begged you not to put the word 'male' into the Fourteenth Amendment.
    — from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) by Ida Husted Harper
  11. "Your uncle is your nearest male relative, and the head of the family.
    — from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
  12. If a male connector (with pins) is required in one end and a female (with holes) in the other, do not buy a cable with two male connectors.
    — from The Online World by Odd De Presno
  13. Male servants seeking work.
    — from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain

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