acervate

[ uh-sur-vit, -veyt, as-er-veyt ]

adjectiveBotany, Mycology.
  1. pertaining to growth, especially of fungi, that forms a dense, heaped-up mass.

Origin of acervate

1
1840–50; <Latin acervātus heaped up (past participle of acervāre), equivalent to acerv(us) heap + -ātus-ate1

Other words from acervate

  • a·cer·vate·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for acervate

acervate

/ (əˈsɜːvɪt, -ˌveɪt) /


adjective
  1. growing in heaps or clusters

Origin of acervate

1
C19: from Latin acervātus, from acervāre to heap up, from acervus a heap

Derived forms of acervate

  • acervately, adverb

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