adjadj.allpermanently attached to a substrate; not free to move aboutTopic:biological sciencebiology
Examples:- sessile marine animals and plants
Antonyms:vagile
Inherited Hypernyms:sessile
adjadj.allattached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalkTopic:biological sciencebiology
Synset:stalkless
Examples:- sessile flowers
- the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate
Antonyms:pedunculate
Inherited Hypernyms:sessile