asexualist en · NOUN
Etymology
From asexual + -ist.
Meanings
-
(historical) One who believed in asexual reproduction, e.g. in plants.
The “asexualists" were often like animal preformationists in that they believed seeds did not need pollen fertilization to develop.
1980, The Eighteenth Century, volume 6, page 182:
- One who is asexual on principle.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| asexualists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |