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hermaphroditic

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her·maph·ro·dite  (hr-mfr-dt)
n.
1. An animal or plant exhibiting hermaphroditism.
2. Something that is a combination of disparate or contradictory elements.
[Middle English hermofrodite, from Medieval Latin hermofrodtus, from Latin Hermaphrodtus, Hermaphroditus, hermaphrodite; see Hermaphroditus.]
her·maphro·ditic (-dtk) adj.
her·maphro·diti·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.hermaphroditic - of or relating to monoclinous plants
monoclinous - having pistils and stamens in the same flower
2.hermaphroditic - of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs
hermaphrodite
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
androgynous - having both male and female characteristics
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hermaphroditic
adj → hermaphroditisch
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