Hermaphroditic

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Affected, with or pertaining to hermaphroditism; having the character of a hermaphrodite; being of both sexes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Partaking of the characteristics of both sexes; having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal; characterized by hermaphroditism. Opposite of dioecious.
  • adjective. having pistils and stamens in the same flower. Opposite of diclinous.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Possessing the reproductive organs of both genders.
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  • adjective. of or relating to monoclinous plants
  • adjective. of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs
  • Word Usage
    "She discusses how cases out on the margins of our binary labels, such as hermaphroditic children, show the absurdities of our cultural constructions."