(əˈsɜːvɪt; -ˌveɪt) adj (Botany) growing in heaps or clusters[C19: from Latin acervātus, from acervāre to heap up, from acervus a heap]aˈcervatelyadvThesaurus
Adj.
1.acervate - pertaining to a growth of fungi that forms a heaped-up mass; "acervate fungous sporophores"
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[′a·sər‚vāt] (biology) Growing in heaps or dense clusters.
acervate - pertaining to a growth of fungi that forms a heaped-up mass; "acervate fungous sporophores"