ANDROGYNOUS

androgynous

(adjective) having both male and female characteristics

androgynous

(adjective) relating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs but with a predominantly female appearance

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

androgynous (comparative more androgynous, superlative most androgynous)

Possessing the sex organs of both sexes. [from the earlier 17th c.]

Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.

Possessing qualities of both sexes.

Synonyms

• epicene; hermaphrodite (sometimes proscribed)

Source: Wiktionary

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An*drog"y*nous, An*drog"y*nal, a. Etym: [L. androgynus, Gr. androgyne.]

1. Uniting both sexes in one, or having the characteristics of both; being in nature both male and female; hermaphroditic. Owen. The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous. Coleridge.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Bearing both staminiferous and pistilliferous flowers in the same cluster.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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