TUSSOCK


Meaning of TUSSOCK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtʌsək ]

n. 1 a clump of grass etc. 2 (in full tussock moth) any moth of the genus Orgyia etc., with tufted larvae. øtussock grass grass growing in tussocks, esp. Poa flabellata from Patagonia etc. øøtussocky adj. [16th c.: perh. alt. f. dial. tusk tuft]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.