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Definition of Tussock

Tussock
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 from wikipedia

- 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...
- 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,...
- 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...
- Orgyia detrita, the fir tussock moth or live oak tussock moth, is a tussock moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Félix Édouard...
- Orgyia leucostigma, the white-marked tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. The...
- Tussock gr****lands form expansive and distinctive landscapes in the South Island and, to a lesser extent, in the Central Plateau region of the North Island...
- Orgyia vetusta, also known as the western tussock moth, formerly Hemerocampa vetusta, is a moth found in the Pacific States and British Columbia. The...
- 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 endemic...
- Orgyia definita, the definite tussock moth or definite-marked tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Alpheus Spring...
- George Hampson in 1893. Many of its component species are referred to as "tussock moths" of one sort or another. The caterpillar, or larval, stage of these...