acervate

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

adjective

Botany, Mycology.

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

acervate

/ -ˌveɪt, əˈsɜːvɪt /

adjective

1. growing in heaps or clusters

Other Word Forms

• acervately adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of acervate¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of acervate¹

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