tussocky

[ tuhs-uh-kee ]

/ ˈtʌs ə ki /

adjective

abounding in tussocks.

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Origin of tussocky

First recorded in 1655–65; tussock + -y¹

Words nearby tussocky

tussle, tussock, tussock caterpillar, tussock grass, tussock moth, tussocky, tussore, Tustin, tut, Tutankhamen, tutee

Example sentences from the Web for tussocky

Here and there on very steep hillsides, wiry, tussocky grass might be growing instead of forest or peat.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot
At the very bottom, almost on a level with the tussocky surface of the marsh, a barrel lay on its side, its depth leading inward.
Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery Plane|Dorothy Wayne
Sometimes a brace of leverets are found in a tussocky grass clump, but these are more often allowed to remain than taken.
The Confessions of a Poacher|Anonymous
Just behind a tussocky bunch of grass is a favourite spot to set a noose; the grass partially conceals it.
The Gamekeeper at Home|Richard Jefferies

From the sea to the Sierra Nevada stretch the pampas, all tussocky grass, thorn, guanacos and mirages.
Through the Heart of Patagonia|H. Hesketh Prichard

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