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sessile
adjective
Attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk
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adjective
Attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk
“Sessile flowers”
adjective
Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about
“Sessile marine animals and plants”
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Sessile flowers
The shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate
Sessile marine animals and plants
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