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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary asex·u·al \\(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 English Etymology asexual 1830, as a term in biology, from a- "not" (see a- (2)) + sexual(see sex). In general contexts, attested from 1896. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 asexual asex·ual / 7ei5sekFuEl / adjective1. (technical 术语) not involving sex; not having sexual organs 无性的；无性器官的: asexual reproduction 无性生殖 2. not having sexual qualities; not interested in sex 性缺乏的；性冷淡的: the tendency to see old people as asexual 认为老年人性缺乏的倾向 • asex·ual·ly adv.: to reproduce asexually 无性生殖 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: asexual generation , or asexual reproduction , or asexual spore asexual I. \(ˈ)ā+|-\ adjective Etymology: a- (II) + sexual : not sexual: a. : having no sex or functional sexual organs b. : produced without sexual action or differentiation < an asexual spore > c. : not relating to sex • asexually \(ˈ)ā+|-\ adverb II. adjective : devoid of sexuality < an asexual relationship > |
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