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caespitose

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

adjective

  1. cespitose.

caespitose British  
/ ˈsɛspɪˌtəʊs /

adjective

  1. botany growing in dense tufts

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Other Word Forms

  • caespitosely adverb

Etymology

Origin of caespitose

C19: from New Latin caespitōsus, from caespitem turf

Example Sentences

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Allied to Pholiota, caespitose, growing on wood. fusus, Batsch.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

Fries says it is solitary, Secretan says caespitose from a common base. sublateritium, Schaeff.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

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