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sessile

ses.sile \'ses-*l, -.i-l\ \se-'sil-*t-e-\ aj [L sessilis of or fit for 
   sitting, low, dwarf (of plants), fr. sessus)X, pp. 1: attached directly by 
   the base and not raised upon a stalk or peduncle <(a ~ leaf} 2: permanently 
   attached : not free to move about : SEDENTARY { ~ polyps} - ses.sil.i.ty n