Definition of sessile

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  • sessile is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
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Definition of sessile

  • attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk (adjective)

    Examples

    1. sessile flowers
    2. the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate

    Synonyms

    1. stalkless
  • permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about (adjective)

    Examples

    1. sessile marine animals and plants

See definition of sessile in Merriam Webster