hermaphroditic

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hermaphroditic  /hər ˌmæf rə ˈdɪ tɪk/ ? Meaning of "hermaphroditic"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) of or relating to monoclinous plants
  2. (adj) of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs

Usage(s):

  1. One botanist stood on, a stepladder, peered down into the spathe where he descried, at the base of the spadix, rows of male, female and hermaphroditic flowers.
  2. Sexually mature at the age of five months, a single pregnant, hermaphroditic snail can, if it escapes to the wild, give rise to as many as 16 quadrillion descendants in five years.
  3. Fat, male Mother Kelly dished up steaks, drinks and hermaphroditic comedy at Mother Kelly's.
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