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sessile /ses·sile/ (ses´il) attached by a broad base, as opposed to being pedunculated or stalked.

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ses·sile (ssl, -l)

adj.

Permanently attached or fixed; not free-moving.

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sessile

[ses′əl]

Etymology: L, sessilis, sitting

1 (in biology) attached by a base rather than by a stalk or a peduncle, such as a leaf that is attached directly to its stem.

2 permanently connected.

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sessile

not pedunculated; attached by a broad base.

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sessile oak

quercuspetraea.

sessile wart

without pedicle.

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sessile

Medtalk adjective Referring to a broad base of attachment