hermaphrodite
noun[C]
uk/hɜːˈmæf.rə.daɪt/us/hɝːˈmæf.rə.daɪt/aplantoranimalthat has bothmaleandfemalesexorgans:
Earthworms are hermaphrodites, though they cannotfertilizetheirowneggs.
Mostfloweringplantsare hermaphrodites, withmaleandfemaleorganspresenton the sameplant.
old-fashioned
anoffensiveword for apersonwith bothmaleandfemalesexorgans
See also
intersexspecialized
Animal reproduction
- androgen
- anti-oestrogen
- asexuality
- asexually
- barrenness
- calf
- embryology
- fertility
- fertilize
- fetal
- incubate
- infertile
- procreation
- procreative
- propagation
- rebreed
- remate
- reproductive
- semen
- spawning ground