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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Neuter

Neü'ter, a.

adjective

a. [Lat., comp. of ne, not, and uter, either; Fr. neutre, Pr. neutri, Sp., Pg., & It. neutro.] 1. Neither the one thing nor the other; of neither side; taking part neither for nor against; neutral. In all our undertakings God will be either our friend or our enemy; for Providence never stands neuter. South.

  1. (Gram.) (a.) Of neither gender; neither male nor female; expressing or designating neither sex; —said of a noun, pronoun, and the like, (b.) Of neither voice; neither active nor passive; —said of a verb.
  2. (Bot.) Having neither stamens nor pistils.

Neü'ter, n.

noun

n. 1. A person who takes no part in a contest; one who is either indifferent to a cause or forbears to interfere; a neutral.

The world's no neuter; it will wound or save. Young.

Sense 2. An animal which at its full development has no organs of generation; especially, the working bee, which is really an undeveloped female.

Sense 3. (Bot.) A plant having neither stamens nor pistils.