sessile

adjective

ses·sile ˈse-ˌsī(-ə)l How to pronounce sessile (audio)

-səl

: attached directly by the base : not raised upon a stalk or peduncle

a sessile leaf

sessile bubbles

: permanently attached or established : not free to move about

sessile sponges and coral polyps

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This discovery of the cassiosomes takes us one step closer to understanding how these sessile creatures manage to capture prey.

Cheryl Ames, National Geographic, 13 Feb. 2020 To assemble the data set, research teams looked at about 20 trees from each of the dozen tree species, which included maritime pine, Norway spruce, sessile oak, stone pine, and European beech.

Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 27 Jan. 2020 Jellyfish begin their lives much like their cousins, as sessile polyps anchored to the seafloor, scrounging for food in the passing currents.

Quanta Magazine, 8 Jan. 2019 Well, the sessile oak sapling—from Belleau, the French site of a World War I battle—is no longer on the White House lawn.

David Meyer, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2018 Another factor, Monterro-Serra notes, is that these sessile species are clonal.

National Geographic, 31 Mar. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Latin sessilis of or fit for sitting, low, dwarf (of plants), from sessus, past participle of sedēre

First Known Use

circa 1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	sessile
释义	sessile adjective ses·sile ˈse-ˌsī(-ə)l -səl 1 : attached directly by the base : not raised upon a stalk or peduncle a sessile leaf sessile bubbles 2 : permanently attached or established : not free to move about sessile sponges and coral polyps Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web This discovery of the cassiosomes takes us one step closer to understanding how these sessile creatures manage to capture prey. Cheryl Ames, National Geographic, 13 Feb. 2020 To assemble the data set, research teams looked at about 20 trees from each of the dozen tree species, which included maritime pine, Norway spruce, sessile oak, stone pine, and European beech. Elizabeth Pennisi, Science \| AAAS, 27 Jan. 2020 Jellyfish begin their lives much like their cousins, as sessile polyps anchored to the seafloor, scrounging for food in the passing currents. Quanta Magazine, 8 Jan. 2019 Well, the sessile oak sapling—from Belleau, the French site of a World War I battle—is no longer on the White House lawn. David Meyer, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2018 Another factor, Monterro-Serra notes, is that these sessile species are clonal. National Geographic, 31 Mar. 2018 Word History Etymology Latin sessilis of or fit for sitting, low, dwarf (of plants), from sessus, past participle of sedēre First Known Use circa 1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition sessile adjective ses·sile ˈses-īl -əl 1 : attached directly by a broad base : not pedunculated a sessile tumor 2 : firmly attached (as to a cell) : not free to move about sessile antibodies
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sessile

adjective

Example Sentences

Word History

Medical Definition

adjective