What does sessile mean in English? Meaning of sessile definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "sessile" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "sessile": permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about
Adjective
Meaning: permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about
Example: sessile marine animals and plants
Synonyms: sessile
Antonyms: vagile
Meaning of "sessile": attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk
Adjective
Meaning: attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk
Example: sessile flowers
the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate
Synonyms: sessile
stalkless
Antonyms: pedunculate
stalked
Adjective: (zoology) permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; “an attached oyster”(botany) attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk. 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 5 The sporophyte foot is also characteristic: it is very broad and more or less lenticular or disciform, as broad or broader than the calyptra stalk […] , and is sessile on the calyptra base […]1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 5 The sporophyte foot is also characteristic: it is very broad and more or less lenticular or disciform, as broad or broader than the calyptra stalk […] , and is sessile on the calyptra base […]
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