ASEXUAL


Meaning of ASEXUAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)ā-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wəl, -shü-əl, -ˈsek-shəl ]

adjective

Date: 1830

1. : lacking sex or functional sex organs

asexual plants

2.

a. : involving or reproducing by reproductive processes (as cell division, spore formation, fission, or budding) that do not involve the union of individuals or gametes

asexual reproduction

an asexual generation

b. : produced by asexual reproduction

asexual spores

3. : devoid of sexuality

an asexual relationship

• asex·u·al·i·ty ˌā-ˌsek-shə-ˈwa-lə-tē, -shü-ˈa- noun

• asex·u·al·ly (ˌ)ā-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wə-lē, -shü-ə-, -ˌsek-sh(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.