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单词 acervate
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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-
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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