sessile

Letters that make sessile

s, e, l, i are letters that make 'sessile'

Words within sessile

sess, si, SE, SI, SS, il, IL, LE, Es, Se, Si are words within 'sessile'


2 possible definitions for 'sessile'

Sessile as "permanently attached to a substrate, not free to move about"

Under this definition, sessile is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

vagile has the opposite meaning of sessile

sessile as a category

'sessile' can be a category of biology, biological science.

Example of sessile used within this context

"sessile marine animals and plants"


Sessile as "attached directly by the base, not having an intervening stalk"

Under this definition, sessile is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

stalkless has the same meaning as sessile

Antonyms

pedunculate, stalked have the opposite meaning of 'sessile'

sessile as a category

'sessile' can be a category of biology, biological science.

Example of sessile used within this context

"sessile flowers", "the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate"



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