HyperDic: tussock

English > 1 sense of the word tussock:
NOUNgrouptussock, tufta bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
English > tussock: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass.
Synonymtuft
Narrowercoma(botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)
wispA small tuft or lock
witches' broom, witch broom, hexenbesen, stagheadAn abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance
Broaderbunch, clump, cluster, clusteringA grouping of a number of similar things
Spanishmechón, tussok

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