stalkless

• Adjectif signifiant sans tige ni pétiole; se dit d'une feuille ou d'une fleur directement fixée à la tige ou au pédoncule, ou d'un organe dépourvu de support.

An obsolete adjective meaning having no stalk or stem; rarely used in modern English.

1. Attached directly by the baseC1formal

   Describes a plant part, such as a leaf or flower, that is attached directly to the stem without a stalk or petiole.

   sessile

   • The leaves of this species are stalkless, growing directly from the stem.
   • Botanists noted the stalkless flowers as a key identifying feature.
   • Many succulents have stalkless leaves that cluster tightly together.

   Synonymessessile

   Antonymesstalked