|
| an·drog·y·nous [ an drójjənəss ] |
adjective |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. blending masculine and feminine: neither male nor female in appearance but having both conventional masculine and feminine traits and giving an impression of ambiguous sexual identity
  androgynous looks
|
2. physiology hermaphrodite: having both male and female physical characteristics
|
3. botany with both male and female flowers: describes a plant species in which both male and female flowers occur in the same flower head
|
| [Early 17th century. < Latin androgynus "hermaphrodite" (see androgyne)] |
|
| an·drog·y·nous·ly adverb |
| an·drog·y·ny noun |
|
Hotmail
Messenger
My MSN
MSN Directory
