stalkless

/'stɔ:klis/

Thân thiện

A small, stalkless barnacle clings to a smooth rock.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lacking a stalk or stem: Describes a plant part, such as a leaf, flower, or fruit, that is attached directly to the main stem or branch without an intervening stalk (petiole or pedicel).
   • Sessile: In botany and zoology, describes an organism or structure that is directly attached to a base or substrate and is not free-moving.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The plant has stalkless leaves that hug the stem closely.
  • Unlike its relatives, this species produces stalkless flowers.
  • A stalkless barnacle is permanently fixed to the rock.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Botanical Context: The term is primarily used in scientific descriptions to specify the morphology of plants or sedentary animals.
  • The identification key notes that the species is distinguished by its stalkless inflorescence.

Variants and Related Words

• Sessile (adj): The more common scientific synonym for "stalkless," meaning attached directly and incapable of moving from place to place.
  • Sessile organisms like oysters and many plants are fixed in one location.

Synonyms

• Sessile
• Stemless (when referring specifically to the absence of a stem)

Antonyms

• Pedunculate (having a stalk or peduncle)
• Petiolate (having a leaf stalk or petiole)
• Stalked

Học thuật

Adjective

1. attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk
   • sessile flowers
   • the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sessile