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acervate definition

acer·vate (ə sʉr′vit, -vāt′)

adjective

Biol. growing in tight clusters or heaps

Etymology: L acervatus, pp. of acervare, to heap up < acervus, a heap

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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