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acervate

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

adjective

Botany, Mycology.

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

acervate British  
/ -ˌveɪt, əˈsɜːvɪt /

adjective

  1. 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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