saccate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Sac"cate adjective

Etymology

NL. saccatus, fr. L. saccus a sack, bag.

Definitions

1. (Biol.) Having the form of a sack or pouch; furnished with a sack or pouch, as a petal.
2. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Saccata, a suborder of ctenophores having two pouches into which the long tentacles can be retracted.