Associations to the word «Sessile»

Wiktionary

SESSILE, adjective. (zoology) permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; “an attached oyster”
SESSILE, adjective. (botany) attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk.
SESSILE BELLWORT, noun. A plant of the species Uvularia sessilifolia, native to eastern North America.
SESSILE OAK, noun. A large, deciduous tree, Quercus petraea.

Dictionary definition

SESSILE, adjective. Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; "sessile marine animals and plants".
SESSILE, adjective. Attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk; "sessile flowers"; "the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate".

Wise words

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