hermaphroditic, hermaphrodite
(adjective) of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs
hermaphrodite, intersex, gynandromorph, androgyne, epicene, epicene person
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hermaphrodite (plural hermaphrodites)
An individual or organism possessing ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads. [from late 14th c.]
A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities.
(nautical) A hermaphrodite brig.
A farm wagon convertible to multiple purposes.
(WWI military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.
• Intersex is now the preferred term for human description.
• Compare androgyne and genderqueer.
• maphrodite, morphodite, mophrodite (slang)
• androgyne
• gynandromorph
• intersex
hermaphrodite (not comparable)
(of an, individual organism) Having gender-ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads.
Combining two opposing qualities.
• androgynous
• hermaphroditic
• intersex
Source: Wiktionary
Her*maph"ro*dite, n. Etym: [L. hermaphroditus, Gr. Hermaphroditus, son of Hermes and Aphrodite, when bathing, became joined in one body with Salmacis, the nymph of a fountain in Caria: cf. F. hermaphrodite.] (Biol.)
Definition: An individual which has the attributes of both male and female, or which unites in itself the two sexes; an animal or plant having the parts of generation of both sexes, as when a flower contains both the stamens and pistil within the same calyx, or on the same receptacle. In some cases reproduction may take place without the union of the distinct individuals. In the animal kingdom true hermaphrodites are found only among the invertebrates. See Illust. in Appendix, under Helminths.
Her*maph"ro*dite, a.
Definition: Including, or being of, both sexes; as, an hermaphrodite animal or flower. Hermaphrodite brig. (Naut.) See under Brig. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
