Ses'sile, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. sessile, Lat. sessile, low, dwarf, from sedere, sessum, to sit.]

  1. Attached without any sensible projecting support.
  2. (Bot.) Issuing directly from the main stem or branch, without a pedicle or footstalk; as, a sessile leaf.
A botanical illustration showing several sessile leaves growing from a central stem.
Sessile Leaves.