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Hermaphrodite

/hərˈmafrədīt/ 

Noun, pl. hermaphrodites

1. An organism that has reproductive organs normally associated with both male and female sexes (wikipedia.org); an organism having both male and female organs, therefore, is capable of producing both male and female gametes. (biology-online.org)

2. One having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made. (biology-online.org)

3. An individual or organism possessing gender-ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads. (wiktionary.org)

4. A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities. (wiktionary.org)

5. A plant having stamens and pistils in the same flower. (Google Dictionary)

Adjective

1. Of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs. (biology-online.org)

2. Of or denoting a person, animal, or plant of this kind. (Google Dictionary)

Word origin: From Latin hermaphroditus, from Greek Hermaphroditos (Latin Hermaphroditus), son of Hermes and Aphrodite, who, in Ovid, was loved by the nymph Salmacis so ardently that she prayed for complete union with him and as a result they were united bodily, combining male and female characteristics.