sacculus

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
17
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈsak.jʊl.əs/
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/ˈsak.jʊl.əs/ · /ˈsæk.jəl.əs/

Definition of sacculus

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (obsolete)A small bag of herbs or medicinal substances, applied to the body.
    “Sacculi, or little bags of herbs, flowers, seeds, roots, and the like, applied to the head […].”
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noun

  1. (obsolete)A small bag of herbs or medicinal substances, applied to the body.
    “Sacculi, or little bags of herbs, flowers, seeds, roots, and the like, applied to the head […].”
  2. (UK, alt-of)UK form of saccule.

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin sacculus (“a little sack or bag”), diminutive of saccus (“a sack, bag, purse”). Doublet of saccule.

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