SESSILE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • attached directly by the base
   • not having an intervening stalk
   Synonym(s)
   • stalkless (what does stalkless mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • sessile flowers
   • the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate
   Antonym(s)
   • pedunculate (what does pedunculate mean?)
   • stalked (what does stalked mean?)
2. Meaning
   • permanently attached to a substrate
   • not free to move about
   Synonym(s)
   • attached (what does attached mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an attached oyster
   • sessile marine animals and plants
   Antonym(s)
   • vagile (what does vagile mean?)