tussock
[tuhs-uh k]
noun
a tuft or clump of growing grass or the like.
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Origin of tussock
1540–50; apparently akin to Middle High German zūsach thicket, derivative of zūse lock (of hair), brushwood. See -ock
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Examples from the Web for tussock
Historical Examples of tussock
It is built upon a tussock; and a tussock—did you ever try to pull up a tussock?
The Fall of the YearDallas Lore Sharp
It was placed high and dry on a tussock in a flaming patch of hawkweed.
In the OpenStanton Davis Kirkham
They were sitting close to each other on a tussock behind their little tent.
When Egypt Went BrokeHolman Day
The larva of this insect feeds on the tussock grass (Poa australis).
New Zealand Moths and ButterfliesG. V. Hudson
The pupa is suspended by the tail to an upright blade of the tussock.
New Zealand Moths and ButterfliesG. V. Hudson
tussock
noun
Word Origin for tussock
C16: perhaps related to tusk
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