cespitose

(sespə tōs′)

adjective

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

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

See cespitose in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Botany
Growing in tufts or clumps.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin caespitōsus

Origin: , from Latin caespes, caespit-, turf

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Related Forms:

  • cesˈpi·toseˌly adverb
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