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tussock
[ tuhs-uhk ]
/ ˈtʌs ək /
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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
OTHER WORDS FROM tussock
tussocked, adjectiveWords nearby tussock
tussiculation, tussie-mussie, tussis, tussive, tussle, tussock, tussock caterpillar, tussock grass, tussock moth, tussocky, tussore
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British Dictionary definitions for tussock
tussock
/ (ˈtʌsək) /
noun
a dense tuft of vegetation, esp of grass
Australian and NZ
- short for tussock grass
- the tussock country where tussock grass grows
Derived forms of tussock
tussocky, adjectiveWord Origin for tussock
C16: perhaps related to tusk
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