Phonetic: /ˈsesəl,ˈseˌsīl/
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition
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adjective: sessile
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Biology(of an organism, e.g. a barnacle) fixed in one place; immobile.“parrotfish inadvertently graze upon sessile invertebrates when cropping algae”
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Botany•Zoology(of a plant or animal structure) attached directly by its base without a stalk or peduncle.“sporangia may be stalked or sessile”
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Origin: Latin