ASEXUAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does asexual mean? 

• ASEXUAL (adjective)
  The adjective ASEXUAL has 1 sense:

1. not having or involving sex

  Familiarity information: ASEXUAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASEXUAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not having or involving sex

Synonyms:

asexual; nonsexual

Context example:

asexual reproduction

Similar:

agamic; agamogenetic; agamous; apomictic; parthenogenetic ((of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction)

fissiparous (reproducing by fission)

neuter; sexless (having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs)

vegetal; vegetative ((of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes)

Attribute:

gender; sex; sexuality (the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles)

Antonym:

sexual (having or involving sex)

Derivation:

asexuality (having no evident sex or sex organs)

 Context examples 

Its sexual form is called Filobasidiella and its asexual form is called Cryptococcus.

(Cryptococcus, NCI Thesaurus)

A species of yeast in the phylum Ascomycota whose asexual or anamorphic form is known as Candida guilliermondii.

(Pichia guilliermondii, NCI Thesaurus)

A species of asexual diploid yeast in the genus Candida.

(Candida tropicalis, NCI Thesaurus)

A species of asexual haploid yeast in the genus Candida.

(Candida glabrata, NCI Thesaurus)

Examination of a biological specimen to detect the presence of any yeast cells that are in the budding phase of asexual reproduction.

(Budding Yeast Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

They are generally considered asexual, although forms that reproduce sexually have been found.

(Aspergillus brasiliensis, NCI Thesaurus)