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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
hermaphroditic
    adj 1: of or relating to monoclinous plants
    2: of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive
       organs [syn: hermaphroditic, hermaphrodite]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hermaphroditic \Her*maph`ro*dit"ic\, Hermaphroditical
\Her*maph`ro*dit"ic*al\, a.
   1. (Biol.) Partaking of the characteristics of both sexes;
      having male and female reproductive organs in the same
      plant or animal; characterized by hermaphroditism.
      Opposite of dioecious. [WordNet sense 1]--
      Her*maph`ro*dit"ic*al*ly, adv.

   Syn: monoecious, monecious, hermaphrodite.
        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

   2. Specifically: (Botany) having pistils and stamens in the
      same flower. Opposite of diclinous. [WordNet sense 2]

   Syn: monoclinous.
        [WordNet 1.5]
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