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saccus

/ˈsæk.əs/

saccus noun: a bladder or winglike structure found on the pollen grains of many species of conifer. The shape or number of the sacci on a pollen grain can help identify the species it came from. Also the alternative form of sac.

Noun

saccus (plural sacci)

  1. A bladder or winglike structure found on the pollen grains of many species of conifer. The shape or number of the sacci on a pollen grain can help identify the species it came from.

Also used as

saccus is also the alternative form of sac.

Forms of saccus

pluralsacci

Origin of saccus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin saccus (“a sack, bag”), from Ancient Greek σᾰ́κκος (sắkkos, “coarse cloth of hair; sack, bag”), from Semitic. Doublet of sac, sack, saco, and sakkos.

Words formed from saccus

Words that rhyme with saccus

Questions about saccus

What does saccus mean?
Saccus means a bladder or winglike structure found on the pollen grains of many species of conifer. The shape or number of the sacci on a pollen grain can help identify the species it came from.
What part of speech is saccus?
Saccus is a noun.
How do you pronounce saccus?
Saccus is pronounced /ˈsæk.əs/.
What is the plural of saccus?
The plural of saccus is sacci.

Words near saccus in the dictionary

  1. sacculoampullar
  2. sacculocochlear
  3. sacculolagenar
  4. sacculoutricular
  5. sacculus
  6. saccus
  7. SACD
  8. SACDs
  9. sacella
  10. sacellum
  11. sacer vates

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