sessility
ɪl, -aɪl adjective
1.
Botany. attached by the base, or without any distinct projecting support, as a leaf issuing directly from the stem.
2.
Zoology. permanently attached; not freely moving.
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sessile (ˈsɛsaɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of flowers or leaves) having no stalk; growing directly from the stem |
| 2. | (of animals such as the barnacle) permanently attached to a substratum |
| [C18: from Latin sēssilis concerning sitting, from sedēre to sit] | |
| sessility | |
| —n | |
| sessile (ˈsɛsaɪl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of flowers or leaves) having no stalk; growing directly from the stem |
| 2. | (of animals such as the barnacle) permanently attached to a substratum |
| [C18: from Latin sēssilis concerning sitting, from sedēre to sit] | |
| sessility | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
sessile
1725, "adhering close to the surface," from L. sessilis "pertaining to sitting," from sessum, pp. of sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). Meaning "sedentary" first recorded 1860.
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Medical Dictionary
sessile ses·sile (sěs'īl', -əl)
adj.
Permanently attached or fixed; not free-moving.
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Science Dictionary
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