cespitose

Jun. 16th, 2023 06:38 am
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[personal profile] prettygoodword
cespitose or caespitose (SES-pi-tohs) - adj., growing in tufts.


Also, growing in a mat, like turf, which is the root sense (from Latin cēspes/caespes, turf/grassy field), but honestly my reaction is more focused on the fact that, yes, there's a word for this. I'm sure there are things other than grasses this applies to (certain unfortunate baldness patterns?) but still.

---L.

Date: 2023-06-16 02:07 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] oracne
WOW that is a great word.

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