| acervate | (adj) pertaining to a growth of fungi that forms a heaped-up mass, Example: acervate fungous sporophores |
| Acervate | v. t. [ L. acervatus, p. p. of acervare to heap up, fr. acervus heap. ] To heap up. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Acervate | a. Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters. [ 1913 Webster ] |