The meaning of TUSSOCK is a compact tuft especially of grass or sedge; also : an area of raised solid ground in a marsh or bog that is bound together by roots of low vegetation.

Tussock grasses (also known as bunch grasses or hummock grasses) are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae. They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, …

A tussock is a small piece of grass which is much longer and thicker than the grass around it. Suddenly we were out of the trees and striding across open fields of grass tussocks. Collins …

He stumbled over a tussock of grass and hurt his ankle. The hills are covered with heather, blueberry, gorse, bramble, creeping willow, and grass tussocks.

TUSSOCK definition: a tuft or clump of growing grass or the like. See examples of tussock used in a sentence.

Definition of tussock noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Define tussock. tussock synonyms, tussock pronunciation, tussock translation, English dictionary definition of tussock. n. A clump or tuft, as of growing grass. tus′sock·y adj. American …

Jun 3, 2025 · tussock (plural tussocks) A tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small hillock. quotations

Tussock Grass is a cool-season bunching grass. Variable in flower and foliage depending on soil and light conditions. It self seeds and is salt tolerant. Cut old foliage to the ground in late winter …

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