noun
asexual generation
In biology, refers to a generation of organisms that reproduces asexually, especially in the context of heterogenesis (alternation of generations).
アブラムシの無性世代は、夏の間、単為生殖で増える。
The asexual generation of aphids multiplies by parthenogenesis during the summer.
noun
anamorph
In mycology, the asexual reproductive stage of a fungus, often producing conidia. Contrasts with the teleomorph (sexual stage).
この菌の無性世代は、分生子を形成して広がる。
The anamorph of this fungus spreads by forming conidia.
Compound of 無性 (むせい, 'asexual') and 世代 (せだい, 'generation'). The term is a direct calque from Western biological terminology.