tussock
/tuhs-uhk/US // ˈtʌs ək //UK // (ˈtʌsək) //
草丛,土拨鼠,草皮,草丛丛
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n.名词 noun
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- : a tuft or clump of growing grass or the like.
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Among these pests, the most important to the dweller in a large city is the tussock moth, which destroys our shade trees.
He refers to the penguins, kelp-weed and tussock grass; certainly three characteristic features.
As the summer wind stirs one tussock after another, so she stepped onward between the slimy ponds and deadly quagmires.
The day of our approach was marked by fine calm weather and the dark-green tussock-clad hillsides were rather attractive.
Amongst the tussock a hole is first made in the soft earth and then neatly lined with blades of grass.
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