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sessile > 2 senses
ADJECTIVE1sessile, attachedPermanently attached to a substrate
2sessile, stalklessAttached directly by the base
sessile > adjective 1
MeaningPermanently attached to a substrate. Not free to move about.
Examples"sessile marine animals and plants"
Synonymsattached
Contraryvagile
Categorybiology, biological science
sessile > adjective 2
MeaningAttached directly by the base. Not having an intervening stalk.
Examples"sessile flowers"; "the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate"
Synonymsstalkless
Contrarypedunculate, stalked
Categorybiology, biological science

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