saccate
having a sac or the form of a sac.
Origin of saccate
1Other words from saccate
- mul·ti·sac·cate, adjective
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How to use saccate in a sentence
saccate: Shape of an elongated sack, tubular cylindrical (Fig. 151, g).
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry EyreThe asci in which these sporidia are generated mostly partake of a broadly saccate, ovate form.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses | Mordecai Cubitt CookeThe asci are usually more or less saccate, and the sporidia approximate to a globose form.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses | Mordecai Cubitt CookeCorolla 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.
British Dictionary definitions for saccate
/ (ˈsækeɪt) /
botany in the form of a sac; pouched
Origin of saccate
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