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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | sessile, attached | Permanently attached to a substrate |
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| 2 | sessile, stalkless | Attached directly by the base |
| Meaning | Permanently attached to a substrate. Not free to move about. |
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| Examples | "sessile marine animals and plants" |
| Synonyms | attached |
| Contrary | vagile |
| Category | biology, biological science |
| Meaning | Attached directly by the base. Not having an intervening stalk. |
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| Examples | "sessile flowers"; "the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate" |
| Synonyms | stalkless |
| Contrary | pedunculate, stalked |
| Category | biology, biological science |
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