Tussock
noun
1.
a tuft or clump of growing grass or the like.
noun
1.
a dense tuft of vegetation, esp of grass
2.
(Austral & NZ)
short for tussock grass
the tussock, country where tussock grass grows
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noun 1. the larva of a tussock moth.
- Tussock-grass
noun 1. any of various grasses that grow in tuftlike clumps. tussock grass noun 1. (Austral & NZ) any of several pasture grasses of the genus Poa
- Tussock-moth
noun 1. any of several moths of the family Lymantriidae, the larvae of which have characteristic tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of various deciduous trees. tussock moth noun 1. any of various pale or dull-coloured moths of the family Lymantriidae (or Laparidae), the hairy caterpillars of which are pests […]
- Tussocky
adjective 1. abounding in tussocks. 2. forming tussocks.
- Tussor
noun 1. a tan silk from India. Compare Shantung (def 2a). 2. the silkworm of an oriental moth of the genus Antheraea, as A. mylitta, that produces this silk.