TUSSOCK


Meaning of TUSSOCK in English

/ ˈtʌsək; NAmE / noun

a small area of grass that is longer and thicker than the grass around it

►  tus·socky adjective :

tussocky grass

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: perhaps an alteration of dialect tusk tuft , of unknown origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.