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asexual

[ey-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 first demonstrated that asexual reproduction through runners reduced competition among neighboring organisms.

From Science Daily Jun. 10, 2026

He wasn't necessarily gay actually, he was probably asexual, but that whole kind of thing of an alternative sexuality was certainly not generally in most circles accepted.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2025

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

“And I’m asexual, so I don’t do sexual relationships,” Nemo said.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater



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