Coral, a sessile animal, relies on its relationship with plant-like algae to build the largest structures of biological origin on Earth.
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Sessile
//ˈsɛsaɪl//
Synonyms for "sessile" (18 found)
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1 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
8 entriesetymologically related_to
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3 entriesrelated to
9 entriesTranslations
32 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- без дръжка adj (botany)
- неподвижен adj (zoology)
- прикрепен adj (zoology)
Catalan
2 entries- sèssil adj (zoology)
- sèssil adj (botany)
Finnish
3 entries- alustaan kiinnittynyt adj (zoology)
- kannaton adj (botany)
- varreton adj (botany)
French
1 entries- sessile adj (zoology)
German
4 entries- festgewachsen adj (zoology)
- festsitzend adj (zoology)
- sessil adj (zoology)
- sessil adj (botany)
Greek
1 entries- άμισχος adj (botany)
Italian
2 entries- sessile adj (zoology)
- sessile adj (botany)
Polish
2 entries- bezogonkowy adj (botany)
- bezszypułkowy adj (botany)
Portuguese
2 entries- séssil adj (zoology)
- séssil adj (botany)
Russian
4 entries- бесчерешко́вый adj (botany)
- прикреплённый adj (zoology)
- сидя́чий adj (zoology)
- сидя́чий adj (botany)
Spanish
2 entries- sésil adj (zoology)
- sésil adj (botany)
Swedish
2 entries- fastsittande adj (zoology)
- sessil adj (zoology)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Corals are sessile animals that "take root" on the ocean floor. It's no wonder that many people think corals are plants!
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Corals are sessile, which means that they permanently attach themselves to the ocean floor, essentially "taking root" like most plants do.
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The plant produces long spikes covered with tiny, sessile flowers arranged along the central stem.
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