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Meaning of "tussock" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TUSSOCK

Perhaps related to tusk.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TUSSOCK

tussock  [ˈtʌsək] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TUSSOCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tussock is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TUSSOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tussock

Tussock most often refers to a small hillock of grassy, or grass-like plant growth, but may also refer to Plants and ecology, Insects.

Definition of tussock in the English dictionary

The definition of tussock in the dictionary is a dense tuft of vegetation, esp of grass.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TUSSOCK


cassock
ˈkæsək
hassock
ˈhæsək

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TUSSOCK

tusk shell
tusk tenon
tuskar
tusked
tusker
tuskless
tusklike
tusky
tussah
tussal
Tussaud
tusser
tussis
tussive
tussle
tussock grass
tussock moth
tussocked
tussocky
tussore

WORDS THAT END LIKE TUSSOCK

air sock
ankle sock
block
clock
cock
digital clock
dock
in stock
knee-sock
lock
nassella tussock
on the block
out of stock
rock
shock
sock
stock
the tussock
trainer sock
windsock

Synonyms and antonyms of tussock in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tussock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TUSSOCK

Find out the translation of tussock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tussock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tussock» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

草丛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cespitosas
570 millions of speakers

English

tussock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टुस्सोक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كتلة من عشب نامي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кочки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

touceira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

থোকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

touffe d´herbe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tussock
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grasbüschel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

草むら
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tussock
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bụi cỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புல் மேடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टुसॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sağ demeti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ciuffo d´erba
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tussock
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

купини
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tussock
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φούντα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

polgras
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tuva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tue
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tussock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TUSSOCK»

The term «tussock» is normally little used and occupies the 109.818 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TUSSOCK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tussock» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tussock» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tussock

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TUSSOCK»

Discover the use of tussock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tussock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Douglas-fir Tussock Moth: A Synthesis
characteristics to tussock moth defoliation. In all three regions, outbreaks tended to occur on upper slopes and ridgetops. Site productivity was found to be important in Idaho and California; in both places, decreases in site productivity were ...
Martha H. Brookes, Ronald W. Stark, Robert W. Campbell, 1978
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Economics of Douglas-fir tussock moth control: an analysis ...
an analysis using the combined stand prognosis/Douglas-fir tussock moth outbreak model and the FORPLAN linear programming model on the Clearwater and Malheur National Forests Wayne E. Bousfield, United States. Forest Pest ...
Wayne E. Bousfield, United States. Forest Pest Management, 1984
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Insecticides tested on new tussock moth: defoliator found in ...
PACIFIC 1967 U. S. FOREST SERVH RESEARCH NOTE PS 161 ROBERT L. LYON SYLVIA J.BROWN In 1965, a tussock moth identified1 as Dasyehira sp . near/ =grise facta Dyar was recorded for the first time in eastern Montana.2 The ...
Robert L. Lyon, Sylvia J. Brown, Charles Edgar Richmond, 1967
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Effects of carbaryl, trichlorfon, and DDT on collapsing ...
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST Forest and Range Experiment Station Effects of carbaryl, trichlorfon, and DDT on collapsing Douglas-fir tussock moth populations in Oregon Carroll B. Williams Jr., George P. Markin. Patrick J. Shea Table I - Population ...
Carroll B. Williams, George P. Markin, Patrick J. Shea, 1978
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Degree-day accumulation related to the phenology of ...
United States Department of if] Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment station Research Note PNW-392 June 1981 Degree-Day Accumulation Related to the Phenology of Douglas-Fir Tussock Moth and ...
Boyd E. Wickman, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Portland, Or.), 1981
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Aerial application of mexacarbate and stabilized pyrethrins ...
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST Forest and Range Experiment Station Aerial application of mexacarbate and stabilized uglas-fir tussock moth populations Carroll B. Williams Jr., Patrick J. Shea. Bohdan Maksymiuk, John A. Neisess, David McComb ...
Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Berkeley, Calif.)., Carroll B. Williams, United States. Forest Service, 1978
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Mammoth Lakes revisited, 50 years after a Douglas-fir ...
For five decades after an outbreak of Douglas-fir tussock moth (Orgyia pseudotsugata (McDunnough)), radial growth of defoliated white fir trees {Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl.), was significantly greater than that of nondefoliated host ...
Boyd E. Wickman, G. Lynn Starr, Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.), 1991
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Douglas Fir Tussock Moth Egg Hatch and Larval Development in ...
USDA FOREST SERVICE RESEARCH NOTI PNW-295 April l977 DOUGLAS-FIR TUSSOCK MOTH EGG HATCH AND LARVAL DEVELOPMENT IN RELATION TO PHENOLOGY OF WHITE FIR IN SOUTHERN OREGON - 1/ Boyd E. Wickman, ...
Boyd E. Wickman, 1977
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White fir stands killed by tussock moth: 70-mm. color ...
BOX 245 BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 94701 Forestry Unr-r.ry White Fir Stands Killed by Tussock Moth . . . 70-mm. color photography aids detection STEVEN L. WERT BOYD E.WICKMAN 1968 U. S. Forest Service Research Note PSW-168 The ...
Steven L. Wert, Boyd E. Wickman, 1968
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Evaluating damage caused to a campground by Douglas-fir ...
INTRODUCTION The Douglas-fir tussock moth (Orgyia pseudotsugata McD.) can cause heavy defoliation of white fir {Abies concolor (Gord. and Glend.) Lindl.)» and this may result in large amounts of tree mortality and top-kill (Wickman l963) .
Boyd E. Wickman, Donald A. Renton, 1975

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TUSSOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tussock is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tussock moth devours fir needles in Southern Jefferson County
A group of fir trees ravaged by tussock moth larvae along the North Fork of the South Platte River in Jefferson County on July 15. (Seth A. McConnell, YourHub). «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
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Tussock moths are on the march
Parts of Cheyenne Mountain State Park are looking brown, but it has nothing to do with drought. The culprit is called the Tussock Moth. The moth's larvae ... «KRDO, Jul 15»
3
Caterpillars invade Colorado forests
Front Range pest: Douglas-fir tussock moth. ... An outbreak of Tussock Moths in our state is affecting thousands of acres of Douglas-firs and some species of ... «9NEWS.com, Jul 15»
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Venomous fuzzy caterpillar spotted in downtown Ottawa
The black and white tussock moth caterpillar lives in elm, ash, oak and hickory trees, and earlier this week Transport Canada, which has offices on Sparks Street, ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
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These Scientists Want to Unleash an Army of Caterpillars to Destroy …
The caterpillars of Eloria noyesi, also known as the cocaine tussock moth (or el gringo, by the locals) love to snack on the leaves of the coca plant. And a group ... «Smithsonian, May 15»
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Tussock Creek sharemilkers win Southland Otago award
Tussock Creek couple Jono and Kelly Bavin have won the 2015 Southland Otago Sharemilker Equity Farmer of the Year title. The other major winners at the ... «Otago Daily Times, Apr 15»
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New Orleans swarming with tiny invaders
"The Live Oak Tussock Moth is very abundant for just a narrow window of time in the early spring, right now, and they're not widespread across the South even ... «FOX 8 News WVUE-TV, Apr 15»
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Volcanic views spur runners and walkers on Tussock Traverse
The 37-year-old from Cambridge is preparing for the Tarawera Ultra Marathon next year by competing in the Tussock Traverse in the Tongariro National Park on ... «New Zealand Herald, Dec 14»
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The Very Poisonous Caterpillar: Hickory tussock moth caterpillar …
Most people, according to a blog by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, will experience an “itchy rash” after contact with the hickory tussock moth caterpillar, ... «NewsNet5.com, Oct 14»
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Toxic caterpillars common to Massachusetts forests
The hickory tussock moth caterpillar is a woolly, white caterpillar with black markings and long white hairs, that is found in Massachusetts forests, according to ... «WCVB Boston, Sep 14»

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