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Added 10 October 2026

sessile

/ˈsɛsaɪl/ adjective

Latin root: sessilis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sessile at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.
sessile marine animals and plants
Attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk.
sessile flowers

Origin

From Latin sessilis (“sitting”), from sessus, perfect passive participle of verb sedeō (“to sit”), + adjective suffix -ilis. Compare session.

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