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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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