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Meaning of CESPITOUS

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ces"pi*tous\, a. [See {Cespitose}.]
Pertaining to, consisting, of resembling, turf; turfy.

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

 

 

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