acervate

American

[uh-sur-vit, -vayt, as-er-vayt] / əˈsɜr vɪt, -veɪt, ˈæs ərˌveɪt /

adjective

Botany, Mycology.

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

acervate British

/ əˈsɜːvɪt, -ˌveɪt /

adjective

growing in heaps or clusters

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Other Word Forms

acervately

adverb

Etymology

Origin of acervate

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

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