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单词 sessile
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ses•sile  (ses′il, -īl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Botanyattached by the base, or without any distinct projecting support, as a leaf issuing directly from the stem.
  2. Zoologypermanently attached; not freely moving.
  • Latin sessilis fit for sitting on, low enough to sit on, dwarfish (said of plants), equivalent. to sess(us) (past participle of sedēre to sit1) + -ilis -ile
  • 1715–25
ses•sil•i•ty  (se sil′i tē),USA pronunciation n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sessile /ˈsɛsaɪl/ adj
  1. (of flowers or leaves) having no stalk; growing directly from the stem
  2. (of animals such as the barnacle) permanently attached to a substratum
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin sēssilis concerning sitting, from sedēre to sit

sessility /sɛˈsɪlɪtɪ/ n
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