Hyperaccumulate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To accumulate in large amounts. transitive

    "an angiosperm that hyperaccumulates heavy metals"

Example

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"an angiosperm that hyperaccumulates heavy metals"

Etymology

From hyper- + accumulate.

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