tussock
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Noun — A tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small hillock.
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Etymology
Uncertain. Likely from or related to tusk + -ock (diminutive suffix). Compare Middle High German zūsach (“thicket”), a derivative of Middle High German zūse (“lock of hair”). Compare also Scottish Gaelic dosag (“little tuft”).
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