androgynous
[ an-droj-uh-nuh s ]
/ ænˈdrɒdʒ ə nəs /
adjective
being both male and female; hermaphroditic.
having both masculine and feminine characteristics.
having an ambiguous sexual identity.
neither clearly masculine nor clearly feminine in appearance: the androgynous look of many rock stars.
Botany.
having staminate and pistillate flowers in the same inflorescence.
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British Dictionary definitions for androgynous
androgynous
/ (ænˈdrɒdʒɪnəs) /
adjective
botany
having male and female flowers in the same inflorescence, as cuckoo pint
having male and female characteristics; hermaphrodite
Derived forms of androgynous
androgyny, nounScientific definitions for androgynous
androgynous
[ ăn-drŏj′ə-nəs ]
Having both female and male characteristics.