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“sessile”
sessile (adjective) (not comparable)
1. A reference to a leaf or flower that has no stalk but is attached directly to the stem.
2. A description of an animal that is permanently attached to something rather than free-moving; not free to move around: Examples of sessile creatures include barnacles that live in the sea.
3. Etymology: "adhering close to the surface", from Latin sessilis, "pertaining to sitting"; from sessum, past participle of sedere, "to sit".
2. A description of an animal that is permanently attached to something rather than free-moving; not free to move around: Examples of sessile creatures include barnacles that live in the sea.
3. Etymology: "adhering close to the surface", from Latin sessilis, "pertaining to sitting"; from sessum, past participle of sedere, "to sit".
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sed-, sedat-, -sid, -sess
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