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tussock
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tussock
1. a dense tuft of vegetation, esp of grass
2. Austral and NZ
a. short for tussock grass
b. the. country where tussock grass grows

tussock [′təs·ək]
(ecology)
A small hummock of generally solid ground in a bog or marsh, usually covered with and bound together by the roots of low vegetation such as grasses, sedges, or ericaceous shrubs.


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