sessile
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(adjective) (biology) attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk; "sessile flowers"; "the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate" |
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Synonyms: stalkless |
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Antonyms: pedunculate |
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(adjective) (biology) permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; "an attached oyster"; "sessile marine animals and plants" |
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Synonyms: attached |
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Antonyms: vagile |
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