bi·po·ten·ti·al·i·ty 
(bī′pə-tĕn′shē-ălĭ-tē)
(bī′pə-tĕn′shē-ălĭ-tē)n.
1.
a. The capacity to act, function, or develop in either of two possible ways.
b. The capacity to function either as a male or a female.
2. The condition of having both male and female reproductive organs; hermaphroditism.