sessile

[ ses-il, -ahyl ]

/ ˈsɛs ɪl, -aɪl /

adjective

Botany. attached by the base, or without any distinct projecting support, as a leaf issuing directly from the stem.

Zoology. permanently attached; not freely moving.

Origin of sessile

1715–25; <Latin sessilis fit for sitting on, low enough to sit on, dwarfish (said of plants), equivalent to sess(us) (past participle of sedēre to sit¹) + -ilis-ile

OTHER WORDS FROM sessile

ses·sil·i·ty

[se-sil-i-tee], /sɛˈsɪl ɪ ti/, nounpseu·do·ses·sile, adjectivesub·ses·sile, adjective

Words nearby sessile

sesquioxide, sesquipedalian, sesquiplane, sesquiterpene, Sesshu, sessile, sessile oak, session, sessional indemnity, sessionman, session musician

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Example sentences from the Web for sessile

Lip sac-shaped, sessile, entire, and without callosities at base.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
The plant is sessile and quite strongly rooted with fine rootlets.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
The flowers are sessile, in little rounded heads; the whole inflorescence forming an irregular umbel or a loose panicle.
Field and Woodland Plants|William S. Furneaux
Flowers few, sessile and capitate clustered on the mostly long peduncles.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

Terebrantia: Hymenoptera with sessile abdomen and valved ovipositors: Thripids in which the ovipositor of female is borer-like.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for sessile

sessile

/ (ˈsɛsaɪl) /

adjective

(of flowers or leaves) having no stalk; growing directly from the stem

(of animals such as the barnacle) permanently attached to a substratum

Derived forms of sessile

sessility (sɛˈsɪlɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for sessile

C18: from Latin sēssilis concerning sitting, from sedēre to sit

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Medical definitions for sessile

sessile

[ sĕs′īl′, -əl ]

adj.

Permanently attached or fixed; not free-moving.

Scientific definitions for sessile

sessile

[ sĕs′īl′ ]

Permanently attached or fixed and not free-moving, as corals and mussels.

Stalkless and attached directly at the base, as certain kinds of leaves and fruit.

单词	sessile
释义	sessile [ ses-il, -ahyl ] / ˈsɛs ɪl, -aɪl / adjective Botany. attached by the base, or without any distinct projecting support, as a leaf issuing directly from the stem. Zoology. permanently attached; not freely moving. Origin of sessile 1715–25; <Latin sessilis fit for sitting on, low enough to sit on, dwarfish (said of plants), equivalent to sess(us) (past participle of sedēre to sit¹) + -ilis-ile OTHER WORDS FROM sessile ses·sil·i·ty [se-sil-i-tee], /sɛˈsɪl ɪ ti/, nounpseu·do·ses·sile, adjectivesub·ses·sile, adjective Words nearby sessile sesquioxide, sesquipedalian, sesquiplane, sesquiterpene, Sesshu, sessile, sessile oak, session, sessional indemnity, sessionman, session musician Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sessile Lip sac-shaped, sessile, entire, and without callosities at base. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray The plant is sessile and quite strongly rooted with fine rootlets. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise\|M. E. Hard The flowers are sessile, in little rounded heads; the whole inflorescence forming an irregular umbel or a loose panicle. Field and Woodland Plants\|William S. Furneaux Flowers few, sessile and capitate clustered on the mostly long peduncles. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray Terebrantia: Hymenoptera with sessile abdomen and valved ovipositors: Thripids in which the ovipositor of female is borer-like. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology\|John. B. Smith British Dictionary definitions for sessile sessile / (ˈsɛsaɪl) / adjective (of flowers or leaves) having no stalk; growing directly from the stem (of animals such as the barnacle) permanently attached to a substratum Derived forms of sessile sessility (sɛˈsɪlɪtɪ), noun Word Origin for sessile C18: from Latin sēssilis concerning sitting, from sedēre to sit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for sessile sessile [ sĕs′īl′, -əl ] adj. Permanently attached or fixed; not free-moving. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for sessile sessile [ sĕs′īl′ ] Permanently attached or fixed and not free-moving, as corals and mussels. Stalkless and attached directly at the base, as certain kinds of leaves and fruit. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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