tussock
[ tuhs-uh k ]
/ ˈtʌs ək /
noun
a tuft or clump of growing grass or the like.
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
tus·socked, adjectiveWords nearby tussock
tussie-mussie,
tussis,
tussive,
tussive fremitus,
tussle,
tussock,
tussock caterpillar,
tussock grass,
tussock moth,
tussocky,
tussore
Example sentences from the Web for tussock
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