hermaphroditic
Americanadjective
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Biology. relating to or being a hermaphrodite.
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combining two opposite qualities or characteristics; being neither one thing nor the other.
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But for the hermaphroditic version of these tiny roundworms, it's a very different story.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2024
Like roses, lilies and daffodils, cranberry flowers are hermaphroditic, which means they contain both male and female parts.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023
The analysis of modern plants and their genetic history showed a change in the gene flow about 11,000 years ago that signaled a selection by early farmers for hermaphroditic grapevines.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2023
Such reproductive strategies are still practiced today by hermaphroditic species, like snails, and species that don’t appear to differentiate, like sea urchins.
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2019
A third advantage of the Fertile Crescent flora is that it includes a high percentage of hermaphroditic “selfers”—that is, plants that usually pollinate themselves but that are occasionally cross-pollinated.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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