Sessile has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about
"sessile marine animals and plants"
2
attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk
"sessile flowers"
"the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate"
3
Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.
Example Sentences
"sessile marine animals and plants"
adjective
"sessile flowers"
adjective
"the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate"
adjective
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