Synonyms

cespitose

American

[ses-pi-tohs] / ˈsɛs pɪˌtoʊs /

Or caespitose

adjective

Botany.

forming mats; growing in dense tufts.

cespitose British

/ ˈsɛspɪˌtəʊs /

adjective

a variant spelling (esp US) of caespitose

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Other Word Forms

cespitosely adverb

Etymology

Origin of cespitose

1785–95; < New Latin cespitōsus, equivalent to Latin cēspit- (stem of cēspes, variant of caespes turf ) + -ōsus -ose ¹

Example Sentences

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Low and glabrous, mostly cespitose perennials, with pinnately compound leaves and white flowers.

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It does not grow in a cespitose manner with us.

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I have never seen it cespitose, never more than two specimens growing near each other.

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The cespitose masses are often a foot broad.

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Bulbs cespitose, narrowly oblong and crowning a rhizome; coats membranous.

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