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tussock

/tuhs-uhk/US // ˈtʌs ək //UK // (ˈtʌsək) //

草丛,土拨鼠,草皮,草丛丛

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a tuft or clump of growing grass or the like.

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Examples

  • Among these pests, the most important to the dweller in a large city is the tussock moth, which destroys our shade trees.

  • He refers to the penguins, kelp-weed and tussock grass; certainly three characteristic features.

  • As the summer wind stirs one tussock after another, so she stepped onward between the slimy ponds and deadly quagmires.

  • The day of our approach was marked by fine calm weather and the dark-green tussock-clad hillsides were rather attractive.

  • Amongst the tussock a hole is first made in the soft earth and then neatly lined with blades of grass.