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tussocky

American  
[tuhs-uh-kee] / ˈtʌs ə ki /

adjective

  1. abounding in tussocks.

  2. forming tussocks.


Etymology

Origin of tussocky

First recorded in 1655–65; tussock + -y 1

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She has planted meadows, willows, hedgerows, tussocky grasses and late-flowering crops to give insects food through the summer.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

But from the mid 1800s, agriculture was intensified and tussocky grasses full of mice and shrews were ironed out.

From The Guardian Jun. 11, 2020

Also on the walls were two big portraits of Abdullah Ocalan, the founder of the P.K.K., with his unmistakable log of a mustache and tussocky black eyebrows.

From New York Times May 24, 2016

The brown tussocky land shows through layers of hard frost, and herons flap from frozen pools.

From Time May 16, 2012

He adjusted the string straps of the satchel, and set off over the tussocky grass.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

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