tussock – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
tussock
n.
tuft, cluster of grass
Tussock
Tussock most often refers to a small
hillock of grassy, or grass-like plant growth, but may also refer to Plants and ecology, Insects.
tussock
Noun
1. a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
(synonym) tuft
(hypernym) bunch, clump, cluster, clustering
(hyponym) wisp
Tussock
(n.)
Same as Tussock grass, below.
(n.)
A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge.
(n.)
A caterpillar of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths. The body of these caterpillars is covered with hairs which form long tufts or brushes. Some species are very injurious to shade and fruit trees. Called also tussock caterpillar. See Orgyia.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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