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adjective
Etymology: New Latin saccatus, from Latin saccus
Date: 1830
having the form of a sac or pouch <saccate pollen grains>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
saccate
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Saccate — Sac cate, a. [NL. saccatus, fr. L. saccus a sack, bag.] 1. (Biol.) Having the form of a sack or pouch; furnished with a sack or pouch, as a petal. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the {Saccata}, a suborder of ctenophores having… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saccate — [sak′āt] adj. [ML saccatus < L saccus: see SACK1] 1. shaped like a sac; pouchlike 2. having a sac … English World dictionary
saccate — sac like … Dictionary of ichthyology
saccate — adj. [L. saccus, bag] Sac shaped; gibbous or inflated at one end … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
saccate — /sak it, ayt/, adj. having a sac or the form of a sac. [1820 30; < NL saccatus, equiv. to sacc(us) SACK1 + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
saccate — adjective a) Shaped like a pouch or sac. b) Having a pouch or sac … Wiktionary
saccate — Relating to a sac. [L. saccus, sac] * * * sac·cate sak .āt adj having the form of a sac or pouch * * * sac·cate (sakґāt) [L. saccatus] 1. saccular. 2. contained in a sac … Medical dictionary
saccate — adj. having a sac; resembling a sac … English contemporary dictionary
saccate — [ sakeɪt] adjective Botany dilated to form a sac … English new terms dictionary
saccate — sac·cate … English syllables
