hermaphrodite
/hɜrˈmæfrəˌdaɪt/
adjective
- Having both male and female reproductive organs or characteristics.
- The garden had several hermaphrodite plants that produced fruit without cross-pollination.
- Some fish species are hermaphrodite, changing from female to male as they age.
- The hermaphrodite flowers of the squash plant can self-pollinate.
noun
- An animal, plant, or person that has both male and female reproductive organs or characteristics.
- In biology class, we learned that many snails are hermaphrodites.
- The term hermaphrodite is now often replaced by 'intersex' when referring to humans.
- Earthworms are hermaphrodites, each individual having both male and female organs.