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The definition of a hermaphrodite is a person or animal that has both male and female sexual organs or characteristics.

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A plant with both stamens and pistils is an example of a hermaphrodite.

See hermaphrodite in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person or animal with the sexual organs of both the male and the female
a plant having stamens and pistils in the same flower
hermaphrodite brig

Origin: altered (modeled on L or Gr) < ME hermofrodite < L hermaphroditus < Gr hermaphroditos, < Hermaphroditos, Hermaphroditus

adjective

hermaphroditic

Related Forms:

hermaphroditism noun or hermaphrodism

See hermaphrodite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An animal or plant exhibiting hermaphroditism.
Something that is a combination of disparate or contradictory elements.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hermofrodite

Origin: , from Medieval Latin hermofrodītus

Origin: , from Latin Hermaphrodītus, Hermaphroditus, hermaphrodite; see Hermaphroditus

Related Forms:

her·maphˌro·ditˈic (-dĭtˈĭk) adjective

her·maphˌro·ditˈi·cal·ly adverb

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