tussock sedge

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• tussock sedge — noun : a common No. American sedge (Carex stricta) growing in dense tufted clumps and having wiry stems and leaves that are much used in making matting …   Useful english dictionary

• Tussock — Tussack Prairie de Tussack, Nassella Le tussack (appelée stipe parfois) est un surnom donné aux touffes d herbes poussant en prairies humides dans les régions tempérées. Ce nom regroupe plusieurs espèces appartenant aux familles des graminées des …   Wikipédia en Français

• tussock grass — noun : any of various grasses or sedges that typically grow in tussocks: as a. : a tall stout cespitose grass (Poa flabellata) valuable for fodder introduced into Scotland from the Falkland islands b. : an Australian grass (Poa caespitosa) c. :… …   Useful english dictionary

• Tussock — Tus sock, n. [From {Tuz}.] [Written also {tussuck}.] 1. A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge. [1913 Webster] Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts. Latimer. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tussock caterpillar — Tussock Tus sock, n. [From {Tuz}.] [Written also {tussuck}.] 1. A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge. [1913 Webster] Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts. Latimer. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tussock grass — Tussock Tus sock, n. [From {Tuz}.] [Written also {tussuck}.] 1. A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge. [1913 Webster] Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts. Latimer. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tussock moth — Tussock Tus sock, n. [From {Tuz}.] [Written also {tussuck}.] 1. A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge. [1913 Webster] Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts. Latimer. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tussock — [tus′ək] n. [< ?] a thick tuft or clump of grass, sedge, twigs, etc. tussocky [tus′əkē] adj …   English World dictionary

• Sedge Island — Infobox Falkland island MapCaption= latitude= longitude= coordinates= island group= english name=Sedge Island spanish name=Isla Culebra meaning of name= area= area rank= highest elevation= Population= population rank= main settlement=… …   Wikipedia

• tussock — /ˈtʌsək / (say tusuhk) noun 1. a tuft or clump of growing grass or the like. 2. Also, tussock grass. any of various grasses of the genus Poa. 3. any of a number of grass or sedge species as serrated tussock. {apparently related to Middle High… …  

• tussock — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1607 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 • tussocky adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary