| tussock | 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. <botany> Same as Tussock grass, below. 3. <zoology> 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. <botany> The imago of any tussock caterpillar. They belong to Orgyia, Halecidota, and allied genera. Origin: From Tuz Alternative forms: tussuck. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| tussock m. |
Hemerocampa leukostigma.
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| tussock | a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass |
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| tussock | European perennial bellflower that grows in clumps with spreading stems and blue or white flowers |
| tussock | larva of a tussock moth |
| tussock | dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees |
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