English Explanatory Dictionary

tussock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small hillock.
  2. Tussock grass.

Pronunciation

/ˈtʌs.ək/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tussock.wav

Word forms

tussock tussocks tussac tussack

Etymology

Uncertain. Likely from or related to tusk + -ock (diminutive suffix). Compare Middle High German zūsach (“thicket”), a derivative of Middle High German zūse (“lock of hair”). Compare also Scottish Gaelic dosag (“little tuft”).

Derived words

blue tussock ficus tussock moth hard tussock nassella tussock plumed tussock red tussock serrated tussock sweet tussock tussock bellflower tussock caterpillar tussocked tussocker tussock grass tussockgrass tussock moth tussock sedge tussocky yellow tussock
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