n. 1 a clump of grass etc. 2 (in full tussock moth) any moth of the genus Orgyia etc., with tufted larvae. tussock grass grass growing in tussocks, esp. Poa flabellata from Patagonia etc. tussocky adj.
[ 16th c.: perh. alt. f. dial. tusk tuft ]
TUSSOCK
Meaning of TUSSOCK in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012