tussock
tussock · tussocks
кочка
Grasbüschel
A tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small hillockA tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small hillock.
/ˈtʌs.ək/
Meaning
2 sensesA tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small hillock.
Grasbüschel
ко́чкаkóčka
Tussock grass.
a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
tuft or clump of grass or verdure:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
tuft or clump of grass or verdure:
Origin
Uncertain. Likely from or related to tusk + -ock (diminutive suffix). Compare Middle HighUncertain. 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”).
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Forms
plural: tussocksSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass:tuft