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Meaning of sessile in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈsɛsəl/

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  1. 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. 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

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