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Meaning of sessile in English
Pronunciation
/ˈsɛsəl/
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Qualitative Adjective
sessile
Etymology
early 18th century: from Latin sessilis, from sess-‘seated’, from the verb sedere
Definitions
1.
permanently attached to a substrate
Examples
« not free to move about »
« an attached oyster »
« sessile marine animals and plants »
Antonyms
vagile
2.
attached directly by the base
Examples
« not having an intervening stalk »
« sessile flowers »
« the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate »
Antonyms
pedunculate
stalked