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tussock
tus·sock T0429000 (tŭs′ək)n. A clump or tuft, as of growing grass.
[Origin unknown.]
tus′sock·y adj.tussock (ˈtʌsək) n1. (Botany) a dense tuft of vegetation, esp of grass2. (Plants) a. short for tussock grassb. the tussock country where tussock grass grows[C16: perhaps related to tusk] ˈtussocky adjtus•sock (ˈtʌs ək)
n. a tuft or clump of growing grass or the like. [1540–50; appar. akin to Middle High German zūsach thicket, derivative of zūse lock (of hair), brushwood. See -ock] tus′socked, adj. tus•sock•y, adj. Tussock a tuft; a small cluster.Examples: tussock of long grass, 1607; of hair, 1550; of leaves, 1783; of thorns, 1681; of twigs.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  tussock - a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grasstuftbunch, clump, cluster, clustering - a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"wisp - a small tuft or lock; "wisps of hair"hexenbesen, staghead, witch broom, witches' broom - an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbancecoma - (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds) |
Translationstussock
tussock1. a dense tuft of vegetation, esp of grass 2. Austral and NZa. short for tussock grassb. the. country where tussock grass grows tussock[′təs·ək] (ecology) A small hummock of generally solid ground in a bog or marsh, usually covered with and bound together by the roots of low vegetation such as grasses, sedges, or ericaceous shrubs. tussock
tussock a large tuft of grass or a patch of ground held together by roots found in tundra and wet grasslands.tussock
Synonyms for tussocknoun a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grassSynonymsRelated Words- bunch
- clump
- cluster
- clustering
- wisp
- hexenbesen
- staghead
- witch broom
- witches' broom
- coma
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