Asexual
(adjective)
- Not sexually active or not having sexual desires.
- Relating to asexual reproduction, which is reproduction without the fusion of gametes.
Origin:
From the greek word "asexual" meaning having no sexual organs or desires.
Examples:
- The organism was asexual and reproduced through budding.
- Some animals have both sexual and asexual reproduction.
- The individual identified as asexual, not feeling sexual attraction.
- The plant was asexual, reproducing through spores.
- Asexual reproduction is common in lower organisms such as bacteria and fungi.