| a. | 1. | Uniting both sexes in one, or having the characteristics of both; being in nature both male and female; hermaphroditic. |
| 2. | (Bot.) Bearing both staminiferous and pistilliferous flowers in the same cluster. |
| Adj. | 1. | androgynous - having both male and female characteristics Antonyms: female - being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries" male - being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation; "a male infant"; "a male holly tree" |
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