saccate
[ sak-it, -eyt ]
/ ˈsæk ɪt, -eɪt /
adjective
having a sac or the form of a sac.
OTHER WORDS FROM saccate
mul·ti·sac·cate, adjectiveWords nearby saccate
sacajawea,
sacaton,
sacc,
saccade,
saccadic,
saccate,
sacchar-,
saccharase,
saccharate,
saccharic,
saccharic acid
Example sentences from the Web for saccate
Saccate: Shape of an elongated sack, tubular cylindrical (Fig. 151, g).
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique |John William Henry EyreCalyx urceolate, 3–5-toothed, becoming enlarged and saccate, contracted at the apex and enclosing the fruit.
Lip erect, saccate below, concave above, and narrowing into the recurved summit.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits |Mary Elizabeth Parsons
British Dictionary definitions for saccate
saccate
/ (ˈsækeɪt) /
adjective
botany
in the form of a sac; pouched
Word Origin for saccate
C19: from New Latin
saccatus, from
saccus: see
sack
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Medical definitions for saccate
saccate
[ săk′āt′ ]
adj.
Shaped like a pouch or sac.
Having a pouch or sac.