sessile

sessilesessile leaf

ses·sile

S0290000 (sĕs′īl′, -əl) Biology adj.1. Permanently attached or fixed; not free-moving: sessile marine invertebrates.2. Stalkless and attached directly at the base: sessile leaves.

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[Latin sessilis, low, of sitting, from sessus, past participle of sedēre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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ses·sil′i·ty (sĕ-sĭl′ĭ-tē) n.

sessile

(ˈsɛsaɪl) adj1. (Botany) (of flowers or leaves) having no stalk; growing directly from the stem2. (Zoology) (of animals such as the barnacle) permanently attached to a substratum[C18: from Latin sēssilis concerning sitting, from sedēre to sit] sessility n

ses•sile

(ˈsɛs ɪl, -aɪl)

adj. 1. Bot. attached by the base, or without any distinct projecting support, as a leaf issuing directly from the main stem. 2. Zool. permanently attached; not freely moving. [1715–25; < Latin sessilis low enough to sit on, dwarfish] ses•sil•i•ty (sɛˈsɪl ɪ ti) n.

ses·sile

(sĕs′īl′)1. Zoology Permanently attached or fixed; not free-moving: Corals and mussels are sessile animals.2. Botany Stalkless and attached directly at the base: sessile leaves; sessile fruit.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sessile - permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; "sessile marine animals and plants"biological science, biology - the science that studies living organismsvagile - having freedom to move about; "vagile aquatic animals"
	2.	sessile - attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk; "sessile flowers"; "the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate"stalklessbiological science, biology - the science that studies living organismspedunculate, stalked - having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk; "a pedunculate flower"; "a pedunculate barnacle is attached to the substrate by a fleshy foot or stalk"

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