Definition of tussock in English:

tussock

noun ˈtʌsəkˈtəsək

A small area of grass that is thicker or longer than the grass growing around it.
Example sentencesExamples
- Firstly, it's the morning that I happen to severely sprain my ankle, landing badly on a tussock of grass as I trot downhill from my tent to the river below.
- Scrubby acacia bush gave way to tussocks of cram cram grass until that too disappeared.
- Heavily fleeced sheep hunkered down behind tussocks of tawny grass for shelter.
- The garden bar seating will be extended and landscaped with stone work features, a barbeque area and coloured tussocks.
- The ground was wet and boggy and the yellow grasses had been raised up into high tussocks.
- Dave and I forged on up and down the slopes, stopping to admire the olive-green frogs that leaped muscularly away from our descending boots to freeze like tiny carvings beneath tussocks of wet grass.
- A large part of the study area was a bed of Carex tussocks, in which C. appropinquata was the dominant species.
- Between the tussocks of grass grew purple heather and tufted bog cotton, which were used in the old days for pillows and mattresses.
- This land growing mainly tussock is old goldmining country and heaps of tailings are evidence of the earlier presence of the miners who must have rejoiced to slake their thirst at the Cardrona Hotel built in 1870.
- I breathed deep, taking in the scent of pollen blown from the wild grass, and carried in vaporous clouds over the larger tussocks, past a grazing antelope and onwards over the rolling hillocks as far as we could see.
- The nest is usually located on top of a low mound or small island, under a small shrub or in a sedge tussock.
- Scant tundra grass tussocks have been pulled and lay in rows.
- He hid inside a tussock of oat grass and watched as the fine thatched house rose up beside the water-hole.
- If a bird needs to eat the flies which thrive on uncut grass tussocks, then regular cutting of the grass for silage is going to be a problem.
- These higher-elevation plots were covered with dense grass tussocks.
- Larks that live in desert areas will stand in the shade of grass tussocks during the hottest parts of the day.
- A spring was negotiated and a beech copse, and a roe deer stood still and camouflaged in tussocks of grass by a stream.
- They place their nests at the bases of large trees in burrows under the roots, or under grass tussocks.
- We're surrounded by tussock sedge, alder, jewelweed, skunk cabbage and swamp rose.
- For me, the Routeburn has everything - waterfalls, golden tussocks, beech forest, alpine lakes and passes and, of course, breathtaking mountain scenery.
Synonyms
clump, bunch, knot, cluster, tuffet

Derivatives

tussocky

adjectiveˈtʌsəkiˈtəsəki

I walked up Queenstown Hill many years ago and enjoyed the views that opened up when we went beyond the exotic forest into an open tussocky area.
Example sentencesExamples
- Swamp foxtail, a coarse tussocky native grass with a seed head similar to buffel grass, is the native host of this insect pest.
- Allow natural colonization or seed tussocky grasses such as cocksfoot and Yorkshire fog.
- The path leads through open zones of tussocky grasses, silver birches, and woods, honeysuckle swarms up the pines.
- This is upland country, a landscape that changes from the green and gorse you see near the coast to barer tussocky hills, surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.

Origin

Mid 16th century: perhaps an alteration of dialect tusk 'tuft', of unknown origin.

Definition of tussock in US English:

tussock

nounˈtəsəkˈtəsək

1A small area of grass that is thicker or longer than the grass growing around it.
Example sentencesExamples
- Heavily fleeced sheep hunkered down behind tussocks of tawny grass for shelter.
- A spring was negotiated and a beech copse, and a roe deer stood still and camouflaged in tussocks of grass by a stream.
- For me, the Routeburn has everything - waterfalls, golden tussocks, beech forest, alpine lakes and passes and, of course, breathtaking mountain scenery.
- Scrubby acacia bush gave way to tussocks of cram cram grass until that too disappeared.
- If a bird needs to eat the flies which thrive on uncut grass tussocks, then regular cutting of the grass for silage is going to be a problem.
- The garden bar seating will be extended and landscaped with stone work features, a barbeque area and coloured tussocks.
- I breathed deep, taking in the scent of pollen blown from the wild grass, and carried in vaporous clouds over the larger tussocks, past a grazing antelope and onwards over the rolling hillocks as far as we could see.
- This land growing mainly tussock is old goldmining country and heaps of tailings are evidence of the earlier presence of the miners who must have rejoiced to slake their thirst at the Cardrona Hotel built in 1870.
- The ground was wet and boggy and the yellow grasses had been raised up into high tussocks.
- Scant tundra grass tussocks have been pulled and lay in rows.
- Firstly, it's the morning that I happen to severely sprain my ankle, landing badly on a tussock of grass as I trot downhill from my tent to the river below.
- Larks that live in desert areas will stand in the shade of grass tussocks during the hottest parts of the day.
- A large part of the study area was a bed of Carex tussocks, in which C. appropinquata was the dominant species.
- Between the tussocks of grass grew purple heather and tufted bog cotton, which were used in the old days for pillows and mattresses.
- They place their nests at the bases of large trees in burrows under the roots, or under grass tussocks.
- We're surrounded by tussock sedge, alder, jewelweed, skunk cabbage and swamp rose.
- Dave and I forged on up and down the slopes, stopping to admire the olive-green frogs that leaped muscularly away from our descending boots to freeze like tiny carvings beneath tussocks of wet grass.
- These higher-elevation plots were covered with dense grass tussocks.
- The nest is usually located on top of a low mound or small island, under a small shrub or in a sedge tussock.
- He hid inside a tussock of oat grass and watched as the fine thatched house rose up beside the water-hole.
Synonyms
clump, bunch, knot, cluster, tuffet
2A woodland moth whose adults and brightly colored caterpillars both bear tufts of irritant hairs. The caterpillars can be a pest of trees, damaging fruit and stripping leaves.
Family Lymantriidae: many genera

Origin

Mid 16th century: perhaps an alteration of dialect tusk ‘tuft’, of unknown origin.

单词	tussock
释义	Definition of tussock in English: tussock noun ˈtʌsəkˈtəsək A small area of grass that is thicker or longer than the grass growing around it. Example sentencesExamples Firstly, it's the morning that I happen to severely sprain my ankle, landing badly on a tussock of grass as I trot downhill from my tent to the river below. Scrubby acacia bush gave way to tussocks of cram cram grass until that too disappeared. Heavily fleeced sheep hunkered down behind tussocks of tawny grass for shelter. The garden bar seating will be extended and landscaped with stone work features, a barbeque area and coloured tussocks. The ground was wet and boggy and the yellow grasses had been raised up into high tussocks. Dave and I forged on up and down the slopes, stopping to admire the olive-green frogs that leaped muscularly away from our descending boots to freeze like tiny carvings beneath tussocks of wet grass. A large part of the study area was a bed of Carex tussocks, in which C. appropinquata was the dominant species. Between the tussocks of grass grew purple heather and tufted bog cotton, which were used in the old days for pillows and mattresses. This land growing mainly tussock is old goldmining country and heaps of tailings are evidence of the earlier presence of the miners who must have rejoiced to slake their thirst at the Cardrona Hotel built in 1870. I breathed deep, taking in the scent of pollen blown from the wild grass, and carried in vaporous clouds over the larger tussocks, past a grazing antelope and onwards over the rolling hillocks as far as we could see. The nest is usually located on top of a low mound or small island, under a small shrub or in a sedge tussock. Scant tundra grass tussocks have been pulled and lay in rows. He hid inside a tussock of oat grass and watched as the fine thatched house rose up beside the water-hole. If a bird needs to eat the flies which thrive on uncut grass tussocks, then regular cutting of the grass for silage is going to be a problem. These higher-elevation plots were covered with dense grass tussocks. Larks that live in desert areas will stand in the shade of grass tussocks during the hottest parts of the day. A spring was negotiated and a beech copse, and a roe deer stood still and camouflaged in tussocks of grass by a stream. They place their nests at the bases of large trees in burrows under the roots, or under grass tussocks. We're surrounded by tussock sedge, alder, jewelweed, skunk cabbage and swamp rose. For me, the Routeburn has everything - waterfalls, golden tussocks, beech forest, alpine lakes and passes and, of course, breathtaking mountain scenery. Synonyms clump, bunch, knot, cluster, tuffet Derivatives tussocky adjectiveˈtʌsəkiˈtəsəki I walked up Queenstown Hill many years ago and enjoyed the views that opened up when we went beyond the exotic forest into an open tussocky area. Example sentencesExamples Swamp foxtail, a coarse tussocky native grass with a seed head similar to buffel grass, is the native host of this insect pest. Allow natural colonization or seed tussocky grasses such as cocksfoot and Yorkshire fog. The path leads through open zones of tussocky grasses, silver birches, and woods, honeysuckle swarms up the pines. This is upland country, a landscape that changes from the green and gorse you see near the coast to barer tussocky hills, surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges. Origin Mid 16th century: perhaps an alteration of dialect tusk 'tuft', of unknown origin. Definition of tussock in US English: tussock nounˈtəsəkˈtəsək 1A small area of grass that is thicker or longer than the grass growing around it. Example sentencesExamples Heavily fleeced sheep hunkered down behind tussocks of tawny grass for shelter. A spring was negotiated and a beech copse, and a roe deer stood still and camouflaged in tussocks of grass by a stream. For me, the Routeburn has everything - waterfalls, golden tussocks, beech forest, alpine lakes and passes and, of course, breathtaking mountain scenery. Scrubby acacia bush gave way to tussocks of cram cram grass until that too disappeared. If a bird needs to eat the flies which thrive on uncut grass tussocks, then regular cutting of the grass for silage is going to be a problem. The garden bar seating will be extended and landscaped with stone work features, a barbeque area and coloured tussocks. I breathed deep, taking in the scent of pollen blown from the wild grass, and carried in vaporous clouds over the larger tussocks, past a grazing antelope and onwards over the rolling hillocks as far as we could see. This land growing mainly tussock is old goldmining country and heaps of tailings are evidence of the earlier presence of the miners who must have rejoiced to slake their thirst at the Cardrona Hotel built in 1870. The ground was wet and boggy and the yellow grasses had been raised up into high tussocks. Scant tundra grass tussocks have been pulled and lay in rows. Firstly, it's the morning that I happen to severely sprain my ankle, landing badly on a tussock of grass as I trot downhill from my tent to the river below. Larks that live in desert areas will stand in the shade of grass tussocks during the hottest parts of the day. A large part of the study area was a bed of Carex tussocks, in which C. appropinquata was the dominant species. Between the tussocks of grass grew purple heather and tufted bog cotton, which were used in the old days for pillows and mattresses. They place their nests at the bases of large trees in burrows under the roots, or under grass tussocks. We're surrounded by tussock sedge, alder, jewelweed, skunk cabbage and swamp rose. Dave and I forged on up and down the slopes, stopping to admire the olive-green frogs that leaped muscularly away from our descending boots to freeze like tiny carvings beneath tussocks of wet grass. These higher-elevation plots were covered with dense grass tussocks. The nest is usually located on top of a low mound or small island, under a small shrub or in a sedge tussock. He hid inside a tussock of oat grass and watched as the fine thatched house rose up beside the water-hole. Synonyms clump, bunch, knot, cluster, tuffet 2A woodland moth whose adults and brightly colored caterpillars both bear tufts of irritant hairs. The caterpillars can be a pest of trees, damaging fruit and stripping leaves. Family Lymantriidae: many genera Origin Mid 16th century: perhaps an alteration of dialect tusk ‘tuft’, of unknown origin.
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