sessile
[ ses-il, -ahyl ]
/ ˈsɛs ɪl, -aɪl /
adjective
Botany. attached by the base, or without any distinct projecting support, as a leaf issuing directly from the stem.
Zoology. permanently attached; not freely moving.
Nearby words
- sesquioxide,
- sesquipedalian,
- sesquiplane,
- sesquiterpene,
- sesshu,
- sessile oak,
- sessility,
- session,
- session musician,
- sessional indemnity
Origin of sessile
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sessile
/ (ˈsɛsaɪl) /
adjective
(of flowers or leaves) having no stalk; growing directly from the stem
(of animals such as the barnacle) permanently attached to a substratum
Word Origin for sessile
C18: from Latin sēssilis concerning sitting, from sedēre to sit
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sessile
1725, "adhering close to the surface," from Latin sessilis "pertaining to sitting, for sitting on," from sessum, past participle of sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). In botany from 1753. Meaning "sedentary" first recorded 1860.
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sessile
[ sĕs′īl′, -əl ]
adj.
Permanently attached or fixed; not free-moving.
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sessile
[ sĕs′īl′ ]
Permanently attached or fixed and not free-moving, as corals and mussels.
Stalkless and attached directly at the base, as certain kinds of leaves and fruit.
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