caespitose
[ses-pi-tohs]
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adjective
cespitose
or caes·pi·tose
[ses-pi-tohs]
adjective Botany.
Origin of cespitose
1785–95; < New Latin cespitōsus, equivalent to Latin cēspit- (stem of cēspes, variant of caespes turf) + -ōsus -ose1
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Historical Examples of caespitose
Fries says it is solitary, Secretan says caespitose from a common base.
European Fungus Flora: AgaricaceaeGeorge Massee
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US cespitose
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Word Origin for caespitose
C19: from New Latin caespitōsus, from caespitem turf
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