hermaphroditic

Speech parts

1. hermaphroditic - Adjective

2. hermaphroditic - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Alt. of Hermaphroditical

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hermaphrodite intersexual ambisexual sissy gay bisexual effeminate sexless androgynous monoecious ambidextrous androgyne epicene monoclinous gynandromorphous
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Antonyms

male alkaline homosexual heterosexual diclinous male person
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Related terms

androgynous

Examples

About 500 greenish-yellow flowers occur in each hermaphroditic panicle. Source: Internet

Although most Rubiaceae species are hermaphroditic, outbreeding is promoted through proterandry and spatial isolation of the reproductive organs. Source: Internet

Autogamy which is also known as self-fertilisation, occurs in such hermaphroditic organisms as plants and flatworms; therein, two gametes from one individual fuse. Source: Internet

Flowers Flowers of plants in the rose family are generally described as "showy". citation They are actinomorphic (i.e. radially symmetrical) and almost always hermaphroditic. Source: Internet

Flowers are usually hermaphroditic, producing both male and female gametes. Source: Internet

It is sometimes also used to describe reproduction modes in hermaphroditic species which can self-fertilize. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hermaphrodism hermaphrodite hermaphrodite brig hermaphroditical hermaphroditically hermaphroditish