Associations to the word «Sessile»
Noun
- Inflorescence
- Stalk
- Invertebrate
- Ovary
- Oak
- Beech
- Melon
- Feeder
- Sponge
- Leaflet
- Droplet
- Stigma
- Organism
- Alder
- Apex
- Crustacean
- Tentacle
- Spore
- Alga
- Coral
- Gland
- Substrate
- Mic
- Stem
- Medusa
- Woodland
- Cm
- Flowers
- Rowan
- Hydra
- Acorn
- Birch
- Clam
- Metamorphosis
- Filter
- Odour
- Larva
- Specie
- Texture
- Whorl
- Cyst
- Filament
- Flower
- Mm
- Leaf
- Elm
- Drop
- Digest
- Leave
- Wide
- Diameter
- Sperm
- Feeding
- Margin
- Prey
- Carbonate
- Oyster
- Predator
- Liquid
- Cluster
- Angle
- Animal
- Reef
- Broad
Adjective
Wiktionary
SESSILE, adjective. (zoology) permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; “an attached oyster”
SESSILE, adjective. (botany) attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk.
SESSILE BELLWORT, noun. A plant of the species Uvularia sessilifolia, native to eastern North America.
SESSILE OAK, noun. A large, deciduous tree, Quercus petraea.
Dictionary definition
SESSILE, adjective. Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; "sessile marine animals and plants".
SESSILE, adjective. 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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