CESPITOSE
caespitose, cespitose, tufted
(adjective) (of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
cespitose (comparative more cespitose, superlative most cespitose)
(botany) Having the form of a piece of turf, i.e. many stems from one rootstock or from many entangled rootstocks or roots.
Anagrams
• tosspiece
Source: Wiktionary
Ces"pi*tose`, a. Etym: [L. caespes turf.] (Bot.)
Definition: Having the form a piece of turf, i. e., many stems from one rootstock or from many entangled rootstocks or roots. [Written also cæspitose.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
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