saccate

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-- Marine or aquatic algae consisting of membranous, flat, and expanded tubular or saccate fronds composed of polygonal cells firmly joined together by their sides.

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  1. adjective Shaped like a pouch or sac.
  2. adjective Having a pouch or sac.

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  1. Latin saccus, bag; see sack1 + -ate1.

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  1. from New Latin saccatus, from Latin saccus, a bag: see sack.
 

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/ˈsækeɪt/
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