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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ANDROGYNAL, ANDROGYNOUS

a.[Gr. a man and woman. ] Having two sexes; being male and female; hermaphroditical.
In botany, the word is applied to plants which bear both male and female flowers from the same root, as birch, walnut, oak, chestnut, mulberry, etc. These plants constitute the monecian class in Linne's system, and frequently have an amentum, thong or catkin, for a calyx.

 

ANDROGYNALLY

adv. With the parts of both sexes.

 

ANDROGYNUS

n.A hermaphrodite.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ANDROGYNE

ANDROGYNE An "dro *gyne, n.

 

1. An hermaphrodite.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: An androgynous plant. Whewell.

 

ANDROGYNOUS; ANDROGYNAL

An *drog "y *nous, An *drog "y *nal, a. Etym: [L. androgynus, Gr. androgyne. ]

 

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. )

 

Defn: Bearing both staminiferous and pistilliferous flowers in the same cluster.

 

ANDROGYNY; ANDROGYNISM

ANDROGYNY; ANDROGYNISM An *drog "y *ny, An *drog "y *nism, n.

 

Defn: Union of both sexes in one individual; hermaphroditism.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

androgyne

an dro gyne |ˈandrəˌjīn ˈændrəʤaɪn | noun an androgynous individual. a hermaphrodite. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as a noun ): via Latin from Greek androgunos, from anēr, andr- man + gunē woman.

 

androgynous

an drog y nous |anˈdräjənəs ænˈdrɑʤənəs | adjective partly male and partly female in appearance; of indeterminate sex. having the physical characteristics of both sexes; hermaphrodite. DERIVATIVES an drog y ny |-nē |noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin androgynus (see androgyne ) + -ous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

androgyne

androgyne |ˈandrədʒʌɪn | noun an androgynous individual. a hermaphrodite. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek androgunos, from anēr, andr- man + gunē woman .

 

androgynous

androgynous |anˈdrɒdʒɪnəs | adjective partly male and partly female in appearance; of indeterminate sex. having the physical characteristics of both sexes; hermaphrodite. DERIVATIVES androgyny noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin androgynus (see androgyne ) + -ous .

 

Duden Dictionary

androgyn

an d ro gyn , an dro gyn Adjektiv bildungssprachlich, Fachsprache |androg y n |zu griechisch anḗr (Genitiv: andrós ) = Mann und gynḗ = Frau männliche und weibliche Merkmale aufweisend, in sich vereinigend

 

Androgynie

An d ro gy nie , An dro gy nie Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich, Fachsprache , die |Androgyn ie |androgyne Beschaffenheit

 

Androgynophor

An d ro gy no phor, An dro gy no phor Substantiv, Neutrum Botanik , das |Androgynoph o r |das Androgynophor; Genitiv: des Androgynophors, Plural: die Androgynophoren stielartige Verlängerung der Blütenachse, auf der Stempel und Staubblätter sitzen

 

French Dictionary

androgyne

androgyne adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Individu qui présente des caractères sexuels du sexe opposé. : Un androgyne troublant. Note Technique L ’hermaphrodite est doté de caractères des deux sexes.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

androgynous

an drog y nous /ændrɑ́dʒ (ə )nəs |-drɔ́dʒ -/形容詞 通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 男女両性の, 雌雄同体の ; 中性的な .2 〘植 〙雌雄同花 [株 ]の .n dr g y ny /-ni /名詞