sessile

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about
  2. adjective attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk

Etymology

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

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