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tussock

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tus·sock  (tsk)
n.
1. A clump or tuft, as of growing grass.
2. A tuft of hair or feathers.
[Origin unknown.]
tussock·y adj.
tussock
Noun
a dense tuft of grass or other vegetation [origin unknown]
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.
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Noun1.tussocktussock - a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
tuft
bunch, 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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As he went along, then, occupied with these thoughts, he perceived on the summit of a height that rose before their eyes a man who went springing from rock to rock and from tussock to tussock with marvellous agility.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
Suddenly from a lumpy tussock of old grass some twenty yards in front of them, with black-tipped ears erect and long hinder limbs throwing it forward, started a hare.
The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Wilde, Oscar View in context
There was no need, however, for him to move, for the twain came swiftly towards them until they were within a spear's length, when the man with the cross sat himself down sullenly upon a tussock of grass by the wayside, while the other stood beside him with his great cudgel still hanging over his head.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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