hermaphroditic
pronunciation
How to pronounce hermaphroditic in British English:
UK [hɜ:ˌmæfrə'dɪtɪk]
How to pronounce hermaphroditic in American English:
US [hɜˌmæfrə'dɪtɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to monoclinous plants
- of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs
Word Origin
- hermaphroditic (adj.)
- 1620s, from hermaphrodite + -ic. Earlier form was hermaphroditical (c. 1600).
Example
- 1. Lianas , woody , usually polygamo-dioecious , rarely hermaphroditic .
- 2. Hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids .
- 3. Highsmith was also drawn to the androgyny of the hermaphroditic creatures , remarking how " it is quite impossible to tell which is the male and which is the female , because their behavior and appearance is exactly the same . "
- 4. Small trees or woody vines , evergreen , hermaphroditic , unarmed .
- 5. Shrubs or trees , sometimes climbers or epiphytes , evergreen , hermaphroditic or andromonoecious , unarmed .