Hermaphrodite - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition hermaphrodite

Definition :

An individual which has the attributes of both male and female or which unites in itself the two sexes an animal or plant having the parts of generation of both sexes as when a flower contains both the stamens and pistil within the same calyx or on the same receptacle In some cases reproduction may take place without the union of the distinct individuals In the animal kingdom true hermaphrodites are found only among the invertebrates See Illust in Appendix under Helminths