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sessile

UK
/ˈsɛsaɪl/
US
/ˈsɛsaɪl/

Translations

sessileadjective
more sessile
Comp.
most sessile
Super.
UK
/ˈsɛsaɪl/
US
/ˈsɛsaɪl/
sessileBiologie; se dit d’un organisme fixé à un support, sans mobilité.
The sessile barnacles were firmly attached to the rocks along the shoreline.
Les balanes sessiles étaient fermement attachées aux rochers le long du littoral.
sessileBotanique/biologie; se dit d’un organe fixé directement par sa base, sans pétiole ni pédoncule.
The sessile leaves of the plant grew directly from the stem without any petioles.
Les feuilles sessiles de la plante poussaient directement sur la tige, sans pétioles.
Synonyms
attached
stationary
fixed
rooted
immobile
Antonyms
pedunculate
stalked

Definitions

sessileadjective
Fixed in one place; immobile.
The sessile barnacles were firmly attached to the rocks along the shoreline.
Attached directly by the base; not having a stalk.
The sessile leaves of the plant grew directly from the stem without any petioles.
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