Acervate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Acervate \A*cer"vate\, a.
     Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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