acervate
(adjective) pertaining to a growth of fungi that forms a heaped-up mass; “acervate fungous sporophores”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
acervate (comparative more acervate, superlative most acervate)
(chiefly, botany, rare) Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters.
acervate (third-person singular simple present acervates, present participle acervating, simple past and past participle acervated)
(obsolete) To heap up.
• (to heap up): heap, pile
Source: Wiktionary
A*cer"vate, v. t. Etym: [L. acervatus, p. p. of acervare to heap up, fr. acervus heap.]
Definition: To heap up. [Obs.]
A*cer"vate, a.
Definition: Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
