saccate

American

[sak-it, -eyt] / ˈsæk ɪt, -eɪt /

adjective

having a sac or the form of a sac.

saccate British

/ ˈsækeɪt /

adjective

botany in the form of a sac; pouched

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Other Word Forms

multisaccate adjective

Etymology

Origin of saccate

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

Example Sentences

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Corolla of 4 or 5 separate erect spatulate or wedge-shaped scale-like petals, which are gibbous or saccate at the base, and tardily deciduous.

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Corolla merely saccate at base; the palate closing the throat.

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Corolla tubular, or 2-lipped, not spurred nor saccate below.

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Corolla tubular, not saccate nor spurred.

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

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