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STALKLESS
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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)