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Thesaurus: androgynal

Uniting both sexes in one, or having the characteristics of both; being in nature both male and female; hermaphroditic.

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  1. a. Uniting both sexes in one, or having the characteristics of both; being in nature both male and female; hermaphroditic.
  2. a. Bearing both staminiferous and pistilliferous flowers in the same cluster.
  3. 1. Uniting both sexes in one, or having the characteristics of both; being in nature both male and female; hermaphroditic. Owen. The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous. Coleridge. 2. (Bot.) Bearing both staminiferous and pistilliferous flowers in the same cluster.