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Definition of Tussock grass

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. Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts. --Latimer. 2. (Bot.) Same as Tussock grass, below. 3. (Zo["o]l.) 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. (Bot.) (a) A tall, strong grass of the genus Dactylis (D. c[ae]spitosa), valuable for fodder, introduced into Scotland from the Falkland Islands. (b) A tufted grass (Aira c[ae]spitosa). (c) Any kind of sedge (Carex) which forms dense tufts in a wet meadow or boggy place. Tussock moth (Zo["o]l.), the imago of any tussock caterpillar. They belong to Orgyia, Halecidota, and allied genera.

Meaning of Tussock grass from wikipedia

- Tussock gr****es or bunch gr****es are a group of gr**** species in the family Poaceae. They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, hummocks,...
- highest densities in fields of tussock gr**** (Spartina arundinacea), with 10 birds per hectare, and in tussock gr**** mixed with ferns (Blechnum penna-marina)...
- meadow-gr**** Poa novarae Poa paludigena – bog bluegr**** Poa palustris – swamp meadow-gr**** Poa paramoensis Poa poiformis – coast tussock-gr****, blue tussock-gr****...
- Chionochloa rubra, known commonly as red tussock gr****, is a species of tussock gr**** in the gr**** family, endemic to New Zealand. New Zealand has 22...
- Tussock gr****land is a form of open gr****land that is dominated by tussock gr****es (also called bunchgr****es). It is common in some temperate gr****lands...
- poiformis, commonly known as coast tussock-gr**** or blue tussock-gr****, is a densely tufted, erect, perennial tussock gr****, with distinctive blue-green leaves...
- Look up tussock in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tussock may refer to: Tussock gr****, a group of species in the family Poaceae Floating island Lymantriinae...
- cespitosa, commonly known as tufted hairgr**** or tussock gr****, is a perennial tufted plant in the gr**** family Poaceae. The distribution of this species...
- manufacturing companies, IBM's main competitors in the 1970s Tussock (gr****) or bunch gr****, members of the family Poaceae Bunch, Oklahoma, United States...
- such as saltbushes, poverty bushes, pea flowers, daisies and wattles with gr****es at the understory. Large fields of annuals appear after rains, producing...