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NONSEXUAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
asexual reproduction
Synonyms:
asexual; nonsexual
Classified under:
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)