Bisexual vs Homothallic - What's the difference?
bisexual | homothallic |
(sexuality, of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to members of two or more genders.
(botany) Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
(botany) Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
(botany) Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
(botany) Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
(rare) Hermaphroditic.
A person who is bisexual. Someone who is attracted to people of two or more genders.
(of some algae and fungi) Producing male and female reproductive structures in the same plant.
As adjectives the difference between bisexual and homothallic
is that bisexual is sexually attracted to members of two or more genders while homothallic is producing male and female reproductive structures in the same plant.As a noun bisexual
is a person who is bisexual. Someone who is attracted to people of two or more genders.bisexual
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Midrash and Zohar present Adam as hermaphroditic or bisexual .
Hyponyms
* heteroflexibleSynonyms
* (sexually attracted to persons of either sex) (slang), ambidextrous (jocular), bi (colloquial) * perfect, hermaphrodite * See alsoCoordinate terms
*Noun
(en noun)- I have two family members who came out as bisexual ; my sister and my aunt.