Definition of "tussocks" [tussocks]

• Plural form of tussock. (noun)

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• "The alluvial soils and river gravels were once covered in short tussocks maintained by Polynesian burning, but now support numerous orchards and vineyards."
• "The moundlike stepping-stones you use to work your way across a meadow are called tussocks."
• "Not a sod had ever been turned there since the creation of the world, and the whole country wore the peculiar yellow tinge caught from the tall waving tussocks, which is the prevailing feature of New Zealand scenery _au naturel_."