transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈse-ˌsī(-ə)l, -səl ]
adjective
Etymology: Latin sessilis of or fit for sitting, low, dwarf (of plants), from sessus, past participle of sedēre
Date: circa 1753
1. : attached directly by the base : not raised upon a stalk or peduncle
a sessile leaf
sessile bubbles
2. : permanently attached or established : not free to move about
sessile sponges and coral polyps