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cespitose

or caes·pi·tose

[ ses-pi-tohs ]
/ ˈsɛs pɪˌtoʊs /
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adjective Botany.
forming mats; growing in dense tufts.
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Origin of cespitose

1785–95; <New Latin cespitōsus, equivalent to Latin cēspit- (stem of cēspes, variant of caespes turf) + -ōsus-ose1

OTHER WORDS FROM cespitose

ces·pi·tose·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for cespitose

cespitose
/ (ˈsɛspɪˌtəʊs) /

adjective
a variant spelling (esp US) of caespitose

Derived forms of cespitose

cespitosely, adverb
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