ACERVATE

acervate

(adjective) pertaining to a growth of fungi that forms a heaped-up mass; “acervate fungous sporophores”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

acervate (comparative more acervate, superlative most acervate)

(chiefly, botany, rare) Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters.

Verb

acervate (third-person singular simple present acervates, present participle acervating, simple past and past participle acervated)

(obsolete) To heap up.

Synonyms

• (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



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