Asexually
biology.
having no s-x or organs.
independent of processes, especially not involving the union of male and female germ cells.
free from or unaffected by s-xuality:
an as-xual friendship.
historical examples
there is, however, one difference between beings produced s-xually and as-xually, which is very general.
the variation of animals and plants under domestication, volume ii (of 2) charles darwin
under such changed conditions a complex organism, if only as-xually propagated, would become extinct.
darwinism (1889) alfred russel wallace
adjective
having no apparent s-x or s-x organs
(of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes, as in vegetative reproduction, fission, or budding
adv.
1862; see as-xual + -ly (2).
adj.
1830, as a term in biology, a hybrid from a- (2) “not” + s-xual. in general contexts, attested from 1896.
as-xual a·s-x·u·al (ā-sěk’shōō-əl)
adj.
having no evident s-x or s-x organs; s-xless.
relating to, produced by, or involving reproduction that occurs without the union of male and female gametes, as in binary fission or budding.
lacking interest in or desire for s-x.
a·s-x’u·al’i·ty (-āl’ĭ-tē) n.
a·s-x’u·al·ly adv.
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