subsessile, a. Zool. and Bot.
(sʌbˈsɛsɪl)
[ad. mod.L. subsessilis: see sub- 21 c.]
Not truly sessile; almost sessile.
| 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. iv. (1765) 174 Verticillus, a Whorl, expresses a Number of Flowers that are subsessile. 1777 S. Robson Brit. Flora 104 Snow Saxifrage. Leaves obovate, crenate, subsessile. 1856 W. Clark Van der Hoeven's Zool. I. 374 Abdomen subsessile, conico-acuminate. |