acervate
[ uh-sur-vit, -veyt, as-er-veyt ]
adjectiveBotany, Mycology.
pertaining to growth, especially of fungi, that forms a dense, heaped-up mass.
Origin of acervate
11840–50; <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
growing in heaps or clusters
Origin of acervate
1C19: from Latin acervātus, from acervāre to heap up, from acervus a heap
Derived forms of acervate
- acervately, adverb
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