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English adjective: sessile | |||
| 1. | sessile permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about | ||
| Samples | Sessile marine animals and plants. | ||
| Domain category | biological science, biology | ||
| Antonyms | vagile | ||
| 2. | sessile attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk | ||
| Samples | Sessile flowers. The shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate. | ||
| Synonyms | stalkless | ||
| Domain category | biological science, biology | ||
| Antonyms | pedunculate, stalked | ||
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