Saccus
//ˈsæk.əs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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.
- 2 Alternative form of sac. alt-of, alternative
Etymology
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.
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