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| an·drog·y·nous [ an drójjənəss ] |
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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
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2. physiology hermaphrodite: having both male and female physical characteristics
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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
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin androgynus "hermaphrodite" (see androgyne)] |
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| an·drog·y·nous·ly adverb |
| an·drog·y·ny noun |
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