Andro'gynous

Andro'gynous (Gr., 'male-female'), an almost obsolete term applied (1) to plants where the inflorescence is monacious—i.e. consists of distinct male and female flowers; and (2) to animals which are hermaphrodite—i.e. possess a distinct male and female generative system in the same individual. This is the case with very many of the lower animals, but is not inconsistent with a necessity for the co-operation of two individuals in the propagation of the species. See REPRODUCTION, HERMAPHRODITISM.