Cespitose

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    tufty; growing in tufts.

    "A cespitose or turfy plant has many stems from the same root, usually forming a close, thick carpet of matting."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts wordnet

Synonyms

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caespitosecaespitosetufted

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"A cespitose or turfy plant has many stems from the same root, usually forming a close, thick carpet of matting."

Etymology

Latin caespes (“turf”).

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