adj
Meaning 1
Having no stalk; sessile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
stalkless
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adjective
Meaning 2
attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- sessile flowers
- the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sessile
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From stalk + -less.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: bezogonkowy — Translations