Word of the Day 1.26.09
tussock
tus·sock (t
s
k)
n.
1. A clump or tuft, as of growing grass.
2. A tuft of hair or feathers.
[Origin unknown.]
tussock·y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
| Noun | 1. | tussock – a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
bunch, clump, cluster, clustering – a grouping of a number of similar things; “a bunch of trees”; “a cluster of admirers”
wisp – a small tuft or lock; “wisps of hair”
hexenbesen, staghead, witch broom, witches’ broom – an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance
coma – (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)
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