acervate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective pertaining to a growth of fungi that forms a heaped-up mass
    • acervate fungous sporophores

WordNet

A*cer"vate transitive verb
Etymology
L. acervatus, p. p. of acervare to heap up, fr. acervus heap.
Definitions
  1. To heap up. Obs.
A*cer"vate adjective
Definitions
  1. Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters.

Webster 1913