hyperaccumulate

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Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der.

English hyper-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.?

Latin cumulus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin cumulō

Latin accumulō

Latin accumulātusbor.

Middle English accumylaten

English accumulate

English hyperaccumulate

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

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