nonsacculated

Nonsacculated is an adjective describing something that lacks sacculation—the development or presence of sac-like outpouchings or pockets. The word derives from the Latin sacculus, a diminutive of sac, with the suffix -ated indicating a described condition.

Usage and scope: The term is uncommon and appears mainly in specialized, descriptive contexts in botany and medicine. In botany, sacculation may refer to pouch-like structures associated with certain leaves, seeds, or floral organs. A nonsacculated plant part would be described as missing such saclike features.

In medical and anatomical descriptions, sacculation can occur in various tissues and ducts, and nonsacculated describes regions that do not form sac-like expansions, such as a lack of diverticular sacs in a segment of intestine or absence of saccular outpouchings in a vessel.

Because it is not widely standardized, the exact meaning of nonsacculated depends on context; readers should rely on accompanying illustrations or definitions to interpret the term in a given description. Related terms include sacculate, sacculation, and saccular.