androgynous

American  

[an-droj-uh-nuhs] / ænˈdrɒdʒ ə nəs /

adjective

1. neither clearly masculine nor clearly feminine in appearance.

   Their new clothing collection is inspired by the androgynous look of many rock stars.

2. having an ambiguous gender or having both masculine and feminine gender characteristics.

3. possessing both male and female physical sex traits.

4. Botany. having staminate and pistillate flowers in the same inflorescence.

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androgynous British  

/ ænˈdrɒdʒɪnəs /

adjective

1. botany having male and female flowers in the same inflorescence, as cuckoo pint

2. having male and female characteristics; hermaphrodite

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androgynous Scientific  

/ ăn-drŏj′ə-nəs /

1. Having both female and male characteristics.

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Other Word Forms

• androgyny noun

Etymology

Origin of androgynous

First recorded in 1620–30; androgyne + -ous