sessileadjective
/ˈses.aɪl//ˈses.əl/used to refer to a leaf or flower that has no stem of its own but is attached directly to the main stem of the plant
used to refer to animals that are permanently attached to one spot and cannot move around:
sessile sponges
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Parts of plants
- aerial root
- bud
- cane
- clove
- corm
- cotyledon
- fig leaf
- frond
- lamina
- leafless
- meristem
- micropyle
- nectary
- organ
- rootstock
- testa
- the treetops
- trunk
- twig
- veined
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