acervate

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Definition of acervate in English English dictionary

Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters

To heap up

pertaining to a growth of fungi that forms a heaped-up mass; "acervate fungous sporophores"

pertaining to a growth of fungi that forms a heaped-up mass; "acervate fungous sporophores

Hyphenation

a·cer·vate

Synonyms

heap, pile

Etymology

() From Latin acervātus, perfect passive participle of acervō (“heap or pile up”), from acervus (“heap”).