tussock
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“It could be big tussocks just like a couple of years ago, and it could be a brutal run, you know, with the rolling hills and possibly barren tundra.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2023
The man was navigating off-piste when he slipped in tussocks of grass.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2021
“I dreamed of riding horses across the vast plains, along winding riverbanks and through golden tussocks in the sharp, beaming sunshine of the land of the Kiwi.”
From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2017
People dispute whether the tussocks occur naturally or form because of the lake’s overabundance of unwanted nutrients.
From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2016
The dog, coming suddenly upon him face to face among the rough tussocks, recoiled a moment, startled and confused.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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