tufted

tuft  (tft)

n.

1. A short cluster of elongated strands, as of yarn, hair, or grass, attached at the base or growing close together.

2. A dense clump, especially of trees or bushes.

v. tuft·ed, tuft·ing, tufts

v.tr.

1. To furnish or ornament with tufts or a tuft.

2. To pass threads through the layers of (a quilt, mattress, or upholstery), securing the thread ends with a knot or button.

v.intr.

1. To separate or form into tufts.

2. To grow in a tuft.

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[Middle English, probably alteration of Old French tofe, from Late Latin tufa, helmet crest, or of Germanic origin.]

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tufter n.

tufty adj.

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tufted [ˈtʌftɪd]

adj

1. having a tuft or tufts

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants or plant parts) having or consisting of one or more groups of short branches all arising at the same level

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tufted - (of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts caespitose, cespitose plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion ungregarious - (of plants) growing together in groups that are not close together
	2.	tufted - having or adorned with tufts; "a tufted bedspread" adorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
	3.	tufted - (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination; "golden crested"; "crested iris"; "crested oriole"; "tufted duck"; "tufted loosestrife" topknotted, crested animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement adorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction

Translations

tufted [ˈtʌftɪd] ADJ → copetudo

tufted

adj (Orn) → mit Federbusch; (Bot) → büschelförmig