Etymology
Origin of tussocky
Example Sentences
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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
To one side stretches a sweeping curve of white sand, backed by tussocky dunes, the coarse grass mixed with a low-growing plant bearing tartly sweet red berries that the locals call diddle-dee.
From BBC ● May 6, 2017
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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