anaphroditic

anaphroditic
anaphroditic, a. Biol.
(ænˌæfrəʊˈdɪtɪk)
[f. Gr. ἀναϕρόδῑτ-ος without love + -ic. Cf. Fr. anaphroditique.]
Developed without concourse of sexes.
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