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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

/ əˈsɜːvɪt; -ˌveɪt /

adjective

  1. growing in heaps or clusters

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Derived Forms

  • aˈcervately, adverb

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Other Words From

  • a·cervate·ly adverb

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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of acervate1

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

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