: a compact tuft especially of grass or sedge
also
: an area of raised solid ground in a marsh or bog that is bound together by roots of low vegetation
Examples of tussock in a Sentence
There were grassy tussocks throughout the marsh.
Recent Examples on the Web
Author Emily Pennington in Alaska's Gates of the Arctic National Park
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The tussocks, which are tricky to walk on and even trickier to walk between, seemed built to sprain or break an ankle.
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Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2023
According to the Florida Museum of Natural History, the fir tussock is the most common, the white-marked is the second most common and the definite is the rarest of the three.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Common Problems With Pampas Grass If the tussock or crown of the plant is overgrown, the middle of the plant can get too full and start to rot or completely die back.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
SwagBot can be seen automatically detecting and spraying serrated tussock.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2019
Yet the swamp traveller goes not in a straight line but slouches from quaking island to thick tussock to slippery, half-submerged log.
—Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022
The Mackenzie area’s dry tussock is home to moths and other insects found nowhere else on Earth.
—Petrina Darrah, Wired, 2 Oct. 2021
Indigenous flora are abundant, including rimu, tawa, matai, rata, and tussock.
—Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker, 14 June 2021
Then explore the surrounding sparkling rivers, cool forests, swaying valleys of tussock, and soaring mountaintops.
—Alexandra Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2020
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Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2023
According to the Florida Museum of Natural History, the fir tussock is the most common, the white-marked is the second most common and the definite is the rarest of the three.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Common Problems With Pampas Grass If the tussock or crown of the plant is overgrown, the middle of the plant can get too full and start to rot or completely die back.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
SwagBot can be seen automatically detecting and spraying serrated tussock.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2019
Yet the swamp traveller goes not in a straight line but slouches from quaking island to thick tussock to slippery, half-submerged log.
—Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022
The Mackenzie area’s dry tussock is home to moths and other insects found nowhere else on Earth.
—Petrina Darrah, Wired, 2 Oct. 2021
Indigenous flora are abundant, including rimu, tawa, matai, rata, and tussock.
—Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker, 14 June 2021
Then explore the surrounding sparkling rivers, cool forests, swaying valleys of tussock, and soaring mountaintops.
—Alexandra Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2020
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“Tussock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tussock. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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