Synonyms of sessile

Adjective


1. sessile (vs. vagile)

usage: permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; "sessile marine animals and plants"

2. sessile (vs. pedunculate), stalkless

usage: 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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Definition and meaning of sessile (Dictionary)