acervate

1. 1.

   pertaining to a growth of fungi that forms a heaped-up mass

   “acervate fungous sporophores”

Questions about acervate

What does acervate mean?

acervate means "pertaining to a growth of fungi that forms a heaped-up mass".

How many syllables are in acervate?

acervate has 3 syllables: a-cer-vate. The stress falls on "a".

Is acervate a common word?

acervate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.