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What (who) is tussock - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Tussocks; Tussock (disambiguation)
Tussock
·noun ·same·as Tussock grass, below.
II. Tussock ·noun A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge.
III. Tussock ·noun A caterpillar of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths. The body of these caterpillars is covered with hairs which form long tufts or brushes. Some species are very injurious to shade and fruit trees. Called also tussock caterpillar. ·see Orgyia.
tussock
['t?s?k]
¦ noun a dense clump or tuft of grass.
Derivatives
tussocky adjective
Origin
C16: perh. an alt. of dialect tusk 'tuft', of unknown origin.
tussock
(tussocks)
A tussock is a small piece of grass which is much longer and thicker than the grass around it.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
Wikipedia
Tussock
Tussock may refer to:
- Tussock grass, a group of species in the family Poaceae
- Floating island
- Lymantriinae, called tussock moths or tussocks
Examples of use of tussock
1. I saw half of one guy‘s arm draped over a tussock of grass like a lost glove.
2. This creates the impression of a round tussock, rendered not as flat pattern, but turned towards the light.
3. Tussock hair askew, he wore a black suit pockmarked by what may have been a cigarette burn on the left shoulder.
4. A12 STOENG, Cambodia –– From the front seat of a Land Cruiser, Martin Gilbert peered through his telescope at the rare, black–headed bustard mostly obscured by a tussock of grass.
5. The larvae of Douglas fir tussock moths _ a species that defoliates stands of trees in the West, leaving them ripe for fire _ have tiny hairs on their bodies that cause a severe skin rash in some people.