androgynous

2 definitions found

androgynous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Androgynous \An*drog"y*nous\, Androgynal \An*drog"y*nal\, a. [L.
     androgynus, Gr. ?; 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + gynh` woman: cf.
     F. androgyne.]
     1. Uniting both sexes in one, or having the characteristics
        of both; being in nature both male and female;
        hermaphroditic. --Owen.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous.
                                                    --Coleridge.
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     2. (Bot.) Bearing both staminiferous and pistilliferous
        flowers in the same cluster.
        [1913 Webster] Androgyny

androgynous - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  androgynous
      adj 1: relating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs
             but with a predominantly female appearance
      2: having both male and female characteristics [ant: female,
         male]