acervate

[ uh-sur-vit, -veyt, as-er-veyt ]
/ əˈsɜr vɪt, -veɪt, ˈæs ərˌveɪt /

adjective Botany, Mycology.

pertaining to growth, especially of fungi, that forms a dense, heaped-up mass.

Origin of acervate

1840–50; < Latin acervātus heaped up (past participle of acervāre), equivalent to acerv(us) heap + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM acervate

a·cer·vate·ly, adverb

Words nearby acervate

acerbic, acerbity, acerola, acerose, acerous, acervate, acervuline, acervulus, acescent, acesodyne, acet-

British Dictionary definitions for acervate

acervate
/ (əˈsɜːvɪt, -ˌveɪt) /

adjective

growing in heaps or clusters

Derived forms of acervate

acervately, adverb

Word Origin for acervate

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