saccate

[ sak-it, -eyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

saccate

/ ˈsækeɪt /

Origin of saccate¹

1820–30; < New Latin saccātus, equivalent to sacc ( us ) sack ¹ + -ātus -ate ¹

Origin of saccate¹

C19: from New Latin saccatus, from saccus: see sack ¹

Saccate: Shape of an elongated sack, tubular cylindrical (Fig. 151, g).

The asci in which these sporidia are generated mostly partake of a broadly saccate, ovate form.

The asci are usually more or less saccate, and the sporidia approximate to a globose form.

Corolla saccate at the base, the throat closed by the large bearded palate.

Calyx urceolate, 3–5-toothed, becoming enlarged and saccate, contracted at the apex and enclosing the fruit.

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