Etymology
Origin of tussocky
Example Sentences
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They stood together on a wide, flat stretch of tussocky grasses, heads lowered to the ground, and against the horizon they looked like parts of the landscape, like geological deposits.
From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2021
But from the mid 1800s, agriculture was intensified and tussocky grasses full of mice and shrews were ironed out.
From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2020
To one side stretches a sweeping curve of white sand, backed by tussocky dunes, the coarse grass mixed with a low-growing plant bearing tartly sweet red berries that the locals call diddle-dee.
From BBC • May 6, 2017
The brown tussocky land shows through layers of hard frost, and herons flap from frozen pools.
From Time • May 16, 2012
He adjusted the string straps of the satchel, and set off over the tussocky grass.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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