Sessile

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛsaɪl/

Definitions of sessile

adjective attached or fixed in one place; immobile

Example Sentences

A1 The barnacles on the rock are sessile creatures.

A2 The sessile plants do not require a lot of maintenance.

B1 Sessile organisms attach themselves to a surface and do not move.

B2 The sessile polyps are an essential part of the coral reef ecosystem.

C1 The sessile filter feeders play a crucial role in maintaining water quality.

C2 The sessile invertebrates are fascinating subjects for scientific study.

Examples of sessile in a Sentence

formal The sessile barnacles attached themselves firmly to the rocks.

informal The barnacles just stayed put on the rocks, they're sessile.

slang Those barnacles are like lazy couch potatoes, totally sessile.

figurative He was a sessile thinker, never straying far from his original ideas.

Grammatical Forms of sessile

• past tense: was sessile
• plural: sessile
• comparative: more sessile
• superlative: most sessile
• present tense: is sessile
• future tense: will be sessile
• perfect tense: has been sessile
• continuous tense: is being sessile
• singular: sessile
• positive degree: sessile
• infinitive: to be sessile
• gerund: being sessile
• participle: sessile

Origin and Evolution of sessile

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'sessile' originated from the Latin word 'sessilis' which means sitting or settled.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in botany to describe plants that are attached directly by the base, the term 'sessile' has evolved to also be used in zoology to describe organisms that are fixed in one place and do not move.