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caespitose

[ ses-pi-tohs ]
/ ˈsɛs pɪˌtoʊs /
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adjective

cespitose.

Nearby words

  1. caesarism,
  2. caesaropapism,
  3. caesious,
  4. caesium,
  5. caesium clock,
  6. caesura,
  7. caesurae,
  8. caetano,
  9. caf,
  10. cafard
Related formscaes·pi·tose·ly, adverb

cespitose

or caes·pi·tose

[ ses-pi-tohs ]
/ ˈsɛs pɪˌtoʊs /

adjective Botany.

forming mats; growing in dense tufts.

Origin of cespitose

1785–95; < New Latin cespitōsus, equivalent to Latin cēspit- (stem of cēspes, variant of caespes turf) + -ōsus -ose1
Related formsces·pi·tose·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for caespitose

caespitose

US cespitose

/ (ˈsɛspɪˌtəʊs) /

adjective

botany growing in dense tufts
Derived Formscaespitosely or US cespitosely, adverb

Word Origin for caespitose

C19: from New Latin caespitōsus, from caespitem turf

cespitose

/ (ˈsɛspɪˌtəʊs) /

adjective

a variant spelling (esp US) of caespitose
Derived Formscespitosely, adverb
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