tussock

n. 草丛

发音

US /ˈtʌs.ək/
其它
UK /ˈtʌs.ək/

词形变化

tussocks 复数 tussocks

别名

thussock tussuck tussac tussack

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small hillock.

  2. 2.

    Tussock grass.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

tuft

上位词 4

bunch cluster clump clustering

下位词 4

coma wisp hexenbesen witches' broom

相关短语

tussock sedge tussock sedges tussock moth n. 毒蛾 tussock moths tussock grass 生草丛, 丛生禾 tussock grasses ficus tussock moth yellow tussock

词源

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”).

来源：wiktionary