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asexual

[ay-sek-shoo-uhl] / eɪˈsɛk ʃu əl /
ADJECTIVE
(Biology) independent of sexual processes
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Kerewin Holmes is a part-Maori artist, asexual and autonomous, who lives in a tall stone tower she built herself overlooking the sea on New Zealand’s South Island.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

“They want to see more development of platonic relationships and asexual connections.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

This finding lends support to a long-standing but previously unconfirmed idea that asexual reproduction may offer advantages in extreme environments.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026

These photoreceptors also regulate things like sexual and asexual development and metabolism, accumulation of protective pigments and proteins, and growth.

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2025

I think about going back to being an asexual sea sponge, and I cry more.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King


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