Meanings
nounhyperaccumulation (countable and uncountable, plural hyperaccumulations)
plural hyperaccumulations
- countableuncountablebiologyThe abnormally high accumulation of trace elements by a plant from its environment
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁mósder.?
- Latincumulus
- Latincumulō
- Latinaccumulō
- Latinaccumulātiō
- Middle Frenchaccumulation
- Latinaccumulātiō
- Middle Englishacumulacyon
- Englishaccumulation
- Englishhyperaccumulation
From hyper- + accumulation.
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hyperaccumulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperaccumulation
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“hyperaccumulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperaccumulation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperaccumulation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperaccumulation.
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