acervate

Definition

Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters.

Etymology

From Latin acervātus, perfect passive participle of acervō (“heap or pile up”), from acervus (“heap”).

Example Sentences

• "Later, the megaspore becomes fully engorged with cytoplasm and accumulates an acervate complex of storage products such as lipids, starch and protein bodies (Fig. 2.4)."