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ASEXUAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not having or involving sex

Example:

asexual reproduction

Synonyms:

asexual; nonsexual

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

agamic; agamogenetic; agamous; apomictic; parthenogenetic ((of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction)

fissiparous (reproducing by fission)

neuter; sexless (having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs)

vegetal; vegetative ((of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes)

Attribute:

gender; sex; sexuality (the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles)

Antonym:

sexual (having or involving sex)

Derivation:

asexuality (having no evident sex or sex organs)

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