Definition for SES'SILE

SES'SILE, a. [L. sessilis. See Set.]

In botany, a sessile leaf issues directly from the main stem or branch, without a petiole or footstalk. A sessile flower has no peduncle. A sessile pappus has no stipe, but is placed immediately on the ovary. Martyn.

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