- sessile barnacle
- noun
: a barnacle (as the acorn barnacle) of which the calcareous shell is attached directly to the substrate — compare pedunculate barnacle
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Barnacle — Bar na*cle, n. [Prob. from E. barnacle a kind of goose, which was popularly supposed to grow from this shellfish; but perh. from LL. bernacula for pernacula, dim. of perna ham, sea mussel; cf. Gr. pe rna ham. Cf. F. bernacle, barnacle, E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barnacle eater — Barnacle Bar na*cle, n. [Prob. from E. barnacle a kind of goose, which was popularly supposed to grow from this shellfish; but perh. from LL. bernacula for pernacula, dim. of perna ham, sea mussel; cf. Gr. pe rna ham. Cf. F. bernacle, barnacle, E … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barnacle scale — Barnacle Bar na*cle, n. [Prob. from E. barnacle a kind of goose, which was popularly supposed to grow from this shellfish; but perh. from LL. bernacula for pernacula, dim. of perna ham, sea mussel; cf. Gr. pe rna ham. Cf. F. bernacle, barnacle, E … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
barnacle scale — noun : a soft scale (Ceroplastes cirripediformis) attacking orange and quince trees in Florida and having a scale that resembles a sessile barnacle in form … Useful english dictionary
Sessile — is a term in biology with two distinct meanings: In botany and medicine In botany, sessile means without a stalk , as in flowers (pedicel) or leaves (petiole) that grow directly from the stem or peduncle; however, in limnology, sessile vegetation … Wikipedia
Barnacle — For other uses, see Barnacle (disambiguation). Barnacles Temporal range: Mid Cambrian–Recent … Wikipedia
barnacle — barnacle1 barnacled, adj. /bahr neuh keuhl/, n. 1. any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose barnacle) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless… … Universalium
sessile — /ˈsɛsaɪl / (say sesuyl) adjective Biology 1. (of flowers or leaves) attached by the base, or without any distinct projecting support, as a leaf issuing directly from the stem. 2. (of animals) permanently fixed in one place, as a barnacle (opposed …
pedunculate barnacle — noun : a barnacle (as the goose barnacle) attached to the substrate by the base of a fleshy foot or stalk compare sessile barnacle … Useful english dictionary
Ceroplastes cirripediformis — Barnacle Bar na*cle, n. [Prob. from E. barnacle a kind of goose, which was popularly supposed to grow from this shellfish; but perh. from LL. bernacula for pernacula, dim. of perna ham, sea mussel; cf. Gr. pe rna ham. Cf. F. bernacle, barnacle, E … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
