Cespitous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cespitous \Ces"pi*tous\, a. [See {Cespitose}.]
     Pertaining to, consisting, of resembling, turf; turfy.
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           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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