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hyperaccumulate
hy·per·ac·cum·u·late [ hpərə kymyə làyt ] (past and past participle hy·per·ac·cum·u·lated, present participle hy·per·ac·cum·u·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular hy·per·ac·cum·u·lates)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
absorb environmental metals in large amounts: to take up and accumulate an unusually high concentration of metal from the environment ( refers to plant tissue )


hy·per·ac·cum·u·la·tion [ hpərə kyoomyə láysh'n ] noun
hy·per·ac·cum·u·la·tor noun
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