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cespitose definition

ces·pi·tose (ses′pə tōs′)

adjective

growing in dense, matlike clumps without creeping stems, as moss, grass, etc.

Etymology: ModL < L caespes, turf, grassy field + -ose

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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