acervate

3 definitions found

acervate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Acervate \A*cer"vate\, v. t. [L. acervatus, p. p. of acervare to
     heap up, fr. acervus heap.]
     To heap up. [Obs.]
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  Acervate \A*cer"vate\, a.
     Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters.
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acervate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  acervate
      adj 1: pertaining to a growth of fungi that forms a heaped-up
             mass; "acervate fungous sporophores"