asexual
IPA: eɪsˈɛksjuʌɫ
noun
- (biology) A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
- A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex.
- (rare) Something which does not have a sex, or a word which refers to such a thing.
adjective
- Nonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity.
- (especially of a person) Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.
- (biology) Lacking distinct sex, lacking sexual organs.
- (biology) Without sexual action; reproducing by some other method than sex.
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Examples of "asexual" in Sentences
- The asexual cycle is 48 hours in length.
- The pathogen has an asexual and sexual cycle.
- The asexual stages rarely disturb the host cell.
- The asexual reproduction is by multilateral budding.
- I wondered about the dismissal of asexual reproduction.
- Asexual reproduction in the first larval stage is ubiquitous.
- In the asexual phase, a spore of Saprolegnia releases zoospores.
- Parthenogenesis is hardly the only form of asexual reproduction.
- Tachyzoites are the motile, asexually reproducing form of the parasite.
- Asexual reproduction of plants is the same subject as vegetative reproduction.
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