STALKLESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk

Example:

the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate

Synonyms:

sessile; stalkless

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

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