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ces⋅pi⋅tose

  [ses-pi-tohs]
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–adjective Botany.
forming mats; growing in dense tufts.
Also, caespitose.

Origin:
1785–95; < NL cespitōsus, equiv. to L cēspit- (s. of cēspes, var. of caespes turf) + -ōsus -ose 1

Related forms:
ces⋅pi⋅tose⋅ly, adverb
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ces·pi·tose   (sěs'pĭ-tōs')   
adj.   Botany
Growing in tufts or clumps.

[New Latin caespitōsus, from Latin caespes, caespit-, turf.]
ces'pi·tose'ly adv.
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