saccus

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/ˈsæk.əs/

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.

OriginLatin saccus ← Ancient Greek σᾰ́κκος ← Semitic →
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Meanings

nounsaccus (plural sacci)

plural sacci

  1. biologyA 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. alternativeAlternative form of sac.

Origin

  1. Semitic
  2. Ancient Greekσᾰ́κκος“coarse cloth of hair; sack, bag”
  3. Latinsaccus“a sack, bag”
  4. Englishsaccus

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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Translations

Catalan vesícula aerífera
  • vesícula aeríferastructure found on conifer pollen
Chinese Mandarin 氣囊 /气囊
  • 氣囊 /气囊 (qìnáng)structure found on conifer pollen

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with saccus

BacchusBackusGracchusackamarackusBacusisopachousjacchus
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Anagrams

Cussac
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APA

saccus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccus

MLA

“saccus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saccus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccus.

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