What is "cespitose"

Cespitose \Ces"pi*tose`\, a. [L. caespes turf.] (Bot.) Having the form a piece of turf, i. e., many stems from one rootstock or from many entangled rootstocks or roots.

a. (context botany English) Having the form of a piece of turf, i.e. many stems from one rootstock or from many entangled rootstocks or roots.

adj. (of plants) growing in dense clumps or tufts [syn: caespitose, tufted]