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tussock grass

tussock grass noun: any grass that grows in tussocks.

Noun

tussock grass (countable and uncountable, plural tussock grasses)

  1. Any grass that grows in tussocks.
  2. Synonym of bunchgrass.
    Synonyms:
    bunchgrass
  3. A large grass native to the Falkland Islands, Poa flabellata, and remarkable for forming great tufts.

Synonyms of tussock grass

Forms of tussock grass

pluraltussock grasses
alternative formtussac grass

Words formed from tussock grass

  • blue tussock grass (Poa colensoi
  • broad-leafed snow tussock grass
  • coast tussock grass
  • common tussock grass
  • fescue tussock grass
  • grey tussock grass
  • hard tussock grass
  • mountain tussock grass
  • narrow-leaved snow tussock grass
  • plumed tussock grass
  • red tussock grass
  • sand tussock grass
  • silver tussock grass
  • snow tussock grass

Questions about tussock grass

What does tussock grass mean?
Tussock grass means any grass that grows in tussocks.
What part of speech is tussock grass?
Tussock grass is a noun.
What is the plural of tussock grass?
The plural of tussock grass is tussock grasses.

Words near tussock grass in the dictionary

  1. tusslers
  2. tussles
  3. tussling
  4. tusslings
  5. tussock
  6. tussock grass
  7. tussock grasses
  8. tussock moth
  9. tussock moths
  10. tussock sedge
  11. tussock sedges

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