Sessile
Pronunciation : Ses"sile
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. sessilis low, dwarf, from sedere, sessum, to sit: cf. F. sessile.]
Definition : 1. Attached without any sensible projecting support.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Resting directly upon the main stem or branch, without a petiole or footstalk; as, a sessile leaf or blossom.
3. (Zo?l.)
Defn: Permanently attached; -- said of the gonophores of certain hydroids which never became detached.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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