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HERMAPHRODITIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs
Synonyms:
hermaphrodite; hermaphroditic
Classified under:
Similar:
androgynous (having both male and female characteristics)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Derivation:
hermaphrodite (one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to monoclinous plants
Classified under:
Similar:
monoclinous (having pistils and stamens in the same flower)
Derivation:
hermaphrodite (one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made)
