Tussock meaning

tŭs'ək
A clump or tuft, as of growing grass.
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A thick tuft or clump of grass, sedge, twigs, etc.
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A tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small hillock.
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Origin of tussock

  • Origin unknown
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • Unknown. Possibly related to tusk, or Scottish Gaelic dosag (“little tuft").
    From Wiktionary

Tussock Sentence Examples

  • The nest, under a tussock of grass or a stone, is constructed of short dry straws, and usually lined with hair.

  • West of the dividing crest they are forest clad; east thereof their stony grimness is but slightly softened by growths of scrub and tussock grass.

  • The beaches and lower lands are covered with a dense growth of tussock grass (Spartina arundinacea), 8 to 10 ft.

  • high with leaves arranged like a fan; it is a native of the Falkland and certain antarctic islands where it is known as tussock grass.

  • Two vegetable products, the " balsam bog " (Bolas glebaria) and the " tussock grass " (Dactylis caespitosa) have been objects of curiosity and interest ever since the first accounts of the islands were given.

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