sessile

IPA: sˈɛsʌɫ

(zoology) Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.
(botany) Attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk; stalkless.

Examples of "sessile" in Sentences

Barnacles are sessile organisms that attach themselves to rocks or sticks in the ocean
The sea anemone is a sessile creature that anchors itself to a surface using its tentacles
Some plants, like mosses and liverworts, are considered sessile because they do not have the ability to move
Sessile organisms rely on external sources for food because they are unable to seek out nutrients themselves
Coral reefs are made up of colonies of sessile polyps that secrete calcium carbonate to form hard structures