having undeveloped or imperfect sexual organs in the adult, as the worker bee
Gram.
designating, of, or belonging to a third gender, existing in many highly inflected languages, consisting of words that have neither masculine nor feminine grammatical gender
neither active nor passive; intransitive: said of verbs
noun
a castrated or spayed animal
Archaic a neutral person or group
Biol. a plant or animal lacking, or having undeveloped, sexual organs
Gram.
the neuter gender
a word or form in this gender
an intransitive verb
transitive verb
to castrate or spay (an animal)
See neuter in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(no͞oˈtər, nyo͞oˈ-)
adjective
Grammar
a. Neither masculine nor feminine in gender.
b. Neither active nor passive; intransitive. Used of verbs.
a. Biology Having undeveloped or imperfectly developed sexual organs: the neuter caste in social insects.
b. Botany Having no pistils or stamens; asexual.
c. Zoology Sexually undeveloped.
Taking no side; neutral.
noun
Grammar
a. The neuter gender.
b. A neuter word.
c. A neuter noun.
A castrated animal.
A sexually undeveloped or imperfectly developed insect, such as a worker bee.