tus·sock (t s  k)n. 1. A clump or tuft, as of growing grass. 2. A tuft of hair or feathers. [Origin unknown.] tus sock·y adj. |
tussock [ˈtʌsək]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a dense tuft of vegetation, esp of grass
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Austral and NZ
a. short for tussock grass
b. the. country where tussock grass grows
[perhaps related to tusk]
tussocky adj
Tussock a tuft; a small cluster.
Examples: tussock of long grass, 1607; of hair, 1550; of leaves, 1783; of thorns, 1681; of twigs.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  tussock - a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grassbunch, 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 disturbance coma - (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds) |
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