Definition of sessile Sessile
ses•sile
We found 10 definitions of sessile from 6 different sources.
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What does sessile mean?
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| sessile - 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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| biological science, biology the science that studies living organisms | ||
| sessile - permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; "sessile marine animals and plants" | ||
| biological science, biology the science that studies living organisms | ||
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Wiktionary 
- sessile (Adjective)
permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; “an attached oyster”. - sessile (Adjective)
Attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sessile (a.)
Attached without any sensible projecting support. - sessile (a.)
Resting directly upon the main stem or branch, without a petiole or footstalk; as, a sessile leaf or blossom. - sessile (a.)
Permanently attached; -- said of the gonophores of certain hydroids which never became detached.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sessile
ses′il, adj. (bot.) growing directly from the stem, without a foot-stalk, as some leaves. [L. sessilis, low—sedēre, sessum, to sit.]
Wikipedia 
- An organism is called sessile if it cannot move about on its own. It might be attached to some support, like a barnacle. If it can move on its own it is called motile.
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