Definition of Sexual method. Meaning of Sexual method. Synonyms of Sexual method
Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Sexual method.
Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Sexual method and, of course, Sexual method synonyms and on the right images related to the word Sexual method.
Definition of Sexual method
Sexual method Sexual Sex"u*al, a. [L. sexualis, fr. sexus sex: cf. F.
sexuel.]
Of or pertaining to sex, or the sexes; distinguishing sex;
peculiar to the distinction and office of male or female;
relating to the distinctive genital organs of the sexes;
proceeding from, or based upon, sex; as, sexual
characteristics; sexual intercourse, connection, or commerce;
sexual desire; sexual diseases; sexual generation.
Sexual dimorphism (Biol.), the condition of having one of
the sexes existing in two forms, or varieties, differing
in color, size, etc., as in many species of butterflies
which have two kinds of females.
Sexual method (Bot.), a method of classification proposed
by Linn[ae]us, founded mainly on difference in number and
position of the stamens and pistils of plants.
Sexual selection (Biol.), the selective preference of one
sex for certain characteristics in the other, such as
bright colors, musical notes, etc.; also, the selection
which results from certain individuals of one sex having
more opportunities of pairing with the other sex, on
account of greater activity, strength, courage, etc.;
applied likewise to that kind of evolution which results
from such sexual preferences. --Darwin.
In these cases, therefore, natural selection seems
to have acted independently of sexual selection.
--A. R.
Wallace.
