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gregarious

gre.gar.i.ous \gri-'gar-e--*s, -'ger-\ aj [L gregarius of a flock or herd, 
   fr. greg-, grex flock, herd;] akin to Gk ageirein to collect, agora 
   assembly 1: tending to associate with others of one's kind : SOCIAL  of a 
   plant  2a: growing in a cluster or a colony  2b: living in contiguous nests 
   but not forming a true colony - used esp.  of wasps and bees - 
   gre.gar.i.ous.ly av