adj.1 Bot. & Zool. (of a flower, leaf, eye, etc.) attached directly by its base without a stalk or peduncle.
2 fixed in one position; immobile.
Phrases and idioms:
sessile oak DURMAST.
Etymology: L sessilis f. sedere sess- sit
adj.1 Bot. & Zool. (of a flower, leaf, eye, etc.) attached directly by its base without a stalk or peduncle.
2 fixed in one position; immobile.
Phrases and idioms:
sessile oak DURMAST.
Etymology: L sessilis f. sedere sess- sit
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012