an·drog·y·nous [an drójj?n?ss] adjective 1. blending masculine and feminine: neither male nor female in appearance but having both conventional masculine and feminine traits and giving an impression of ambiguous sexual identity androgynous looks 2. physiology hermaphrodite: having both male and female physical characteristics 3. botany with both male and female flowers: describes a plant species in which both male and female flowers occur in the same flower head [Early 17th century. < Latin androgynus "hermaphrodite" (see androgyne)] -an·drog·y·nous·ly, adverb -an·drog·y·ny, noun