Tussock

Word TUSSOCK
Character 7
Hyphenation tus sock
Pronunciations /ˈtʌs.ək/

Definitions and meanings of "Tussock"

What do we mean by tussock?

A clump or tuft, as of growing grass. noun

A clump, tuft, or small hillock of growing grass. noun

Same as tuft, 1. noun

A tussock-moth, as of the genus Orgyia (which see); a vaporer: so called from the tufted larvæ. noun

Same as tussock-grass. noun

A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge. noun

Same as Tussock grass, below. 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. noun

Any kind of sedge (Carex) which forms dense tufts in a wet meadow or boggy place. noun

The imago of any tussock caterpillar. They belong to Orgyia, Halecidota, and allied genera. noun

A tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small hillock. noun

A bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass noun

A tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small hillock.

A term used primarily amongst xbox gamers to refer to something bad, usually an unsatisfactory element of a game's design or handling. Urban Dictionary

The remains of the excretion from a sexual encounter, specifically in this case hanging from the pubic hair of the intended recipient Urban Dictionary

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The word "tussock" in example sentences

The houses are thatched with a reed-like grass called tussock, which is grown in the gardens or on a piece of ground near. ❋ Katherine Mary Barrow (N/A)

I think one of the plants that makes the hummocks might be this plant called tussock sedge carex stricta. ❋ Asakiyume (2006)

Ireland, is mimicked in a wonderful manner by one of the Liparidae (the family to which our common "tussock" and "vapourer" moths belong). ❋ Alfred Russel Wallace (1868)

He tells us follow to the red flags through the tussock grass clumps because there might be nesting penguins beneath. ❋ Margie Goldsmith (2011)

Hundreds of Rockhopper Penguins and Black-browed Albatrosses sit on rocks and tussock clumps, wheezing, clucking, and whistling. ❋ Margie Goldsmith (2011)

He stops counting, calls out her location and vanishes into the swaying tussock grass. ❋ Sally Houtman (2011)

Directly in front of me a caracara bird chases a screaming penguin who scurries into a little hole beneath the tussock, safe. ❋ Margie Goldsmith (2011)

The red flags continue uphill through the tussock where the raucous braying gets louder. ❋ Margie Goldsmith (2011)

If you have trouble walking, the trip won't be much fun because to get past the seals and to the penguin rookeries, you usually have to walk uphill through tough clumps of tussock grass. ❋ Margie Goldsmith (2011)

All this relaxes the first-time wanderer on these slopes, ill-prepared for the horror of what is to come further north – the ill-drained, rushy moor between Hayes farm and Spout farm, a hellish concoction of tussock-islands surrounded by standing, peaty water. ❋ Roger Redfern (2010)

If you have milkweed in your yard, you might check it now for this caterpillar, the milkweed tussock moth. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Principle communities include tussock grasslands of Stipa spp. and xerophytic cushion grasses of Poa spp. interspersed with bushes of Schinus magellanicus and Condalia microphilia, among other species. ❋ Unknown (2008)

On the lowest level, behind the main house, in the rectangular hypertufaplanter is a tussock of long hairedmoss, backed by the new Heuchera foliage of H. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The breeze becomes warm again and strong too, coming from the northwest over the Port Hills, which are lit up with street- and house lights, whipping across acres of tussock and grass and rock before sweeping down into the city. ❋ Paul Cleave (2010)

Running the length of the clifftop, following its every in and out, is a border of bright pink thrift just a single tussock wide. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Have you played [Battlefield 2042]?" "Yeah but I [uninstalled] straight after, it's totally [tussock]." "How did you get on with the preview build of Anacrusis?" "Ran at about 2fps and controller lag was tussock." ❋ Turbomonkey (2022)

"Seriously, [I'm not touching you] until you clean up that [Tussock Codge].' "Alan left me with a right [wad] of [Tussock codge] last night" ❋ Mr Elephantitis (2008)

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