An-drŏg'y-nal or An-drŏg'y-noûs, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. androgynus, Gr. ἀν-δρόγυνος, from ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, man, and γυνή, woman.]

  1. Having two sexes; being male and female; hermaphroditical. Browne.
  2. Hence, having the mental characteristics of both sexes.

The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous. Coleridge. 3. (Bot.) Bearing both staminiferous and pistilliferous flowers on the same root. Milne.