acervate
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acervate
(əˈsɜːvɪt; -ˌveɪt)adj
(Botany) growing in heaps or clusters
[C19: from Latin acervātus, from acervāre to heap up, from acervus a heap]
aˈcervately adv
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| Adj. | 1. |  acervate - pertaining to a growth of fungi that forms a heaped-up mass; "acervate fungous sporophores" |
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