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SESSILE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk
Example:
the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate
Synonyms:
sessile; stalkless
Classified under:
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Antonym:
pedunculate (having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about
Example:
sessile marine animals and plants
Classified under:
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Antonym:
vagile (having freedom to move about)
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