n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )h ə r- ' ma-fr ə - ˌ d ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English hermofrodite, from Latin hermaphroditus, from Greek hermaphroditos, from Hermaphroditos
Date: 14th century
1 : an animal or plant having both male and female reproductive organs
2 : something that is a combination of diverse elements
– hermaphrodite adjective
– her · maph · ro · dit · ic \ ( ˌ )h ə r- ˌ ma-fr ə - ' di-tik \ adjective
– her · maph · ro · dit · ism \ - ' ma-fr ə - ˌ d ī - ˌ ti-z ə m \ noun