self-clinging

adj — 2 senses

adj

Etymology From self- + clinging.

That clings to itself.

The self-clinging species sometimes need to be fixed to the wall at first so as to give them a hold, when they will afterwards require no support.1901, Walter P. Wright, Cassell's Dictionary of Practical Gardening, page 40:

Buddhism, Lifestyle, Religion Of a strong attachment or fixation on one's sense of self.

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