saccate
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Etymology
Origin of saccate
1820–30; < New Latin saccātus, equivalent to sacc ( us ) sack 1 + -ātus -ate 1
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Corolla.—Flattened and cordate; of two pairs of petals; the outer larger, saccate at base, and with spreading tips; the inner much narrower, spoon-shaped, their tips cohering and inclosing the anthers and stigma.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons
Mr. Lloyd thinks this plant is practically the same as the G. fimbriatus of Europe, differing from it in being more deeply saccate and having a determinate mouth.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
Ulvaceæ.—Marine or aquatic algae consisting of membranous, flat, and expanded tubular or saccate fronds composed of polygonal cells firmly joined together by their sides.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Various
Anthers two-celled; saccate; opening terminally; furnished with a pair of reflexed horns near the summit.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons
Calyx urceolate, 3–5-toothed, becoming enlarged and saccate, contracted at the apex and enclosing the fruit.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray
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