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What does it mean to be sessile

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Botany.attached by the base, or without any distinct projecting support, as a leaf issuing directly from the stem.
Zoology.permanently attached; not freely moving.
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Sessile (adjective) Part of a plant or animal structure (Like a barnacle for example)

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