Definition of asexual Asexual

/ejsɛˈksjuʌl/ - [eyseksyuul] - a•sex•u•al

We found 10 definitions of asexual from 5 different sources.

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What does asexual mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

asexual - not having or involving sex; "an asexual spore"; "asexual reproduction"
  nonsexual
  sexual having or involving sex; "sexual reproduction"; "sexual spores"
  agamic, agamogenetic, agamous, parthenogenetic, apomictic (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction
  fissiparous reproducing by fission
  neuter, sexless of grammatical gender; "`it' is the third-person singular neuter pronoun"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • asexual (Noun)
    A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
  • asexual (Noun)
    A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex.
  • asexual (Adjective)
    Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.
  • asexual (Adjective)
    Not sexual in nature, not marked by sexual activity.
  • asexual (Adjective)
    Having no distinct sex, having no sexual organs.
  • asexual (Adjective)
    Without sexual action; reproducing by some other method than sex.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • asexual (a.)
    Having no distinct sex; without sexual action; as, asexual reproduction. See Fission and Gemmation.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • asexual
    Having no sex or sexual organs.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • asexual
    a-seks′ū-al, adj. without sex, once applied to cryptogams—agamic. [Gr. a, neg., and Sexual.]

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