Tussock
Definition of Tussock
Tus´sock
n.
1.
A
tuft
,
as
of
grass
,
twigs
,
hair
,
or
the
like
;
especially
,
a
dense
tuft
or
bunch
of
grass
or
sedge
.
Such
laying
of
the
hair
in
tussocks
and
tufts
.
- Latimer.
2.
(Bot.)
Same
as
Tussock
grass
,
below
.
3.
(Zool.)
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
.
Tussock grass
a
-
(Bot.)
A
tall
,
strong
grass
of
the
genus
Dactylis
(
Dactylis
cæspitosa
),
valuable
for
fodder
,
introduced
into
Scotland
from
the
Falkland
Islands
.
b
-
A
tufted
grass
(
Aira
cæspitosa
).
c
-
Any
kind
of
sedge
(
Carex
)
which
forms
dense
tufts
in
a
wet
meadow
or
boggy
place
.
Tussock moth
(Zool.)
the
imago
of
any
tussock
caterpillar
.
They
belong
to
Orgyia
,
Halecidota
,
and
allied
genera
.
Related Words
bunch
,
clump
,
cluster
,
clustering
,
hexenbesen
,
staghead
,
tuft
,
wisp
,
witch
broom
,
witches
'
broom
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