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sessile meaning and definition
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Definition of sessile (adjective)
- permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about
- "sessile marine animals and plants"
- antonym: vagile
- attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk
- "sessile flowers"; "the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate"
- synonyms: stalkless
- antonym: pedunculate
Source: Princeton University Wordnet