Sessile — synonyms, sessile antonyms, definition

1. sessile (Adjective)

1 synonym
stalkless
2 antonyms
pedunculate vagile
2 definitions

sessile (Adjective) — (biology) permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about. ex. "sessile marine animals and plants"

sessile (Adjective) — (biology) attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk. ex. "the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate" ex. "sessile flowers"