clustered

clus·ter  (klstr)

n.

1. A group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely together; a bunch: "She held out her hand, a small tight cluster of fingers" (Anne Tyler).

2. Linguistics Two or more successive consonants in a word, as cl and st in the word cluster.

3. A group of academic courses in a related area.

v. clus·tered, clus·ter·ing, clus·ters

v.intr.

To gather or grow into bunches.

v.tr.

To cause to grow or form into bunches.

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[Middle English, from Old English clyster.]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	clustered - growing close together but not in dense mats plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion gregarious - (of plants) growing in groups that are close together
	2.	clustered - clustered together but not coherent; "an agglomerated flower head" agglomerate, agglomerated, agglomerative collective - forming a whole or aggregate