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Showing words for SESSILE using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Sessile

seselis, sessile

6 Letter Words for Sessile

eisels, esiles, lesses, lisses, seises, seseli

5 Letter Words for Sessile

eisel, elses, esile, esses, isles, leiss, leses, seels, seils, seise, seles, siles, sises

4 Letter Words for Sessile

eels, else, eses, esse, isle, isls, lees, leis, lese, less, lies, liss, seel, sees, seil, seis, sele, sels, sese, sess, sile, sise, siss, slee

3 Letter Words for Sessile

eel, eli, els, ese, ess, ile, ise, isl, lee, lei, les, lie, lis, see, sei, sel, sie, sil, sis, sle, sse

Definitions for Sessile

[1] Botany . attached by the base, or without any distinct projecting support, as a leaf issuing directly from the stem.
[2] Zoology . permanently attached; not freely moving.
[3] (of flowers or leaves) having no stalk; growing directly from the stem
[4] (of animals such as the barnacle) permanently attached to a substratum

Words nearby Sessile

sesquioxide, sesquipedalian, sesquiplane, sesquiterpene, sesshu, sessile, sessile oak, session, session musician, sessional indemnity, sessionman

Origin of Sessile

1715–25; < Latin sessilis fit for sitting on, low enough to sit on, dwarfish (said of plants), equivalent to sess(us ) (past participle of sedēre to sit1) + -ilis -ile

Other words from Sessile

ses·sil·i·ty [se-sil -i-tee] /sɛˈsɪl ɪ ti/ , noun
pseu·do·ses·sile , adjective
sub·ses·sile , adjective

Word origin for Sessile

C18: from Latin sēssilis concerning sitting, from sedēre to sit