- tussock tus·sock n
- ['tʌsək]
ciuffo d'erba
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tussock tus·sock n
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Tussock — Tus sock, n. [From {Tuz}.] [Written also {tussuck}.] 1. A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge. [1913 Webster] Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts. Latimer. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tussock caterpillar — Tussock Tus sock, n. [From {Tuz}.] [Written also {tussuck}.] 1. A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge. [1913 Webster] Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts. Latimer. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tussock grass — Tussock Tus sock, n. [From {Tuz}.] [Written also {tussuck}.] 1. A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge. [1913 Webster] Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts. Latimer. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tussock moth — Tussock Tus sock, n. [From {Tuz}.] [Written also {tussuck}.] 1. A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge. [1913 Webster] Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts. Latimer. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tussock — tus•sock [[t]ˈtʌs ək[/t]] n. bot a tuft or clump of growing grass or the like • Etymology: 1540–50; appar. akin to MHG zūsach thicket, der. of zūse lock (of hair), brushwood. See ock tus′socked, adj. tus•sock•y, adj … From formal English to slang
tussock — tus|sock [ˈtʌsək] n literary [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from tusk small bunch of grass, hair, etc. (16 19 centuries)] a small thick mass of grass … Dictionary of contemporary English
tussock — tus|sock [ tʌsək ] noun count a small area of stiff grass that is higher than the grass around it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tussock — tus·sock … English syllables
tussock grass — tus′sock grass n. pln any of various grasses that grow in tuftlike clumps … From formal English to slang
Aira caespitosa — Tussock Tus sock, n. [From {Tuz}.] [Written also {tussuck}.] 1. A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge. [1913 Webster] Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts. Latimer. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dactylis caespitosa — Tussock Tus sock, n. [From {Tuz}.] [Written also {tussuck}.] 1. A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge. [1913 Webster] Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts. Latimer. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
