Sessile Definition & Meaning
sessile
- adjective
- permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; "sessile marine animals and plants"
- attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk; "sessile flowers"; "the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate"
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- What does sessile mean?
- permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; "sessile marine animals and plants" attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk; "sessile flowers"; "the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate"
- What part of speech is sessile?
- Sessile is an adjective.
- How many definitions does sessile have?
- Sessile has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).