Definitions for tussock
ˈtʌs əktus·sock

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. tuft, tussocknoun

   a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tussocknoun

   A tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small hillock.

2. Etymology: . Possibly related to tusk, or dosag.

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1. tussock

   A tussock is a small area or clump of grass or other vegetation that grows longer than the grass around it, often forming a small mound or hill. It is typically found on grasslands, moors, and other types of natural terrain. It may also refer to certain species of moths or caterpillars.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tussocknoun

   a tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge

2. Tussocknoun

   same as Tussock grass, below

3. Tussocknoun

   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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tussock

   tus′ok, n. a tuft of grass or twigs.—ns. Tuss′ock-grass, a large grass of the same genus with the Cock's-foot Grass of Britain, native to the Falkland Islands, remarkable for forming great tufts—also Tuss′ac-grass; Tuss′ock-moth, a grayish-white moth about an inch long, the caterpillars of which do great mischief in hop-grounds, and are known as Hop-dogs.—adj. Tuss′ocky, abounding in tufts. [Perh. conn. with obs. tusk, a tuft; cf. Dan. dusk.]

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1. • Bunch

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How to pronounce tussock?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tussock in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tussock in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tussock
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tussock
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tussock
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tussock
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=tussock