hyperaccumulate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hyper- +‎ accumulate

Verb[edit]

hyperaccumulate (third-person singular simple present hyperaccumulates, present participle hyperaccumulating, simple past and past participle hyperaccumulated)

  1. (transitive, biology) To accumulate in large amounts.
    an angiosperm that hyperaccumulates heavy metals

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