accrete

[uh-kreet]

ac·crete

[uh-kreet] verb, ac·cret·ed, ac·cret·ing, adjective
verb (used without object)
1.
to grow together; adhere (usually followed by to).
verb (used with object)
2.
to add, as by growth.

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Accrete is always a great word to know.
So is autotroph. Does it mean:
organism capable of self-nourishment which uses photosynthesis or chemosynthesis for energy
female reproductive organ which produces eggs in bryophytes, ferns and most gymnosperms
adjective
3.
Botany. grown together.

Origin:
1775–85; back formation from accretion
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accrete (əˈkriːt)
 
vb
1.  to grow or cause to grow together; be or become fused
2.  to make or become bigger, as by addition
 
[C18: back formation from accretion]

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