Tŭs'sock, n.

n. [Written also tussuck.] [From tuz, q. v.]

1. A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like. [Obs.] “Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts.” Latimer.
2. (Entom.) A kind of caterpillar, of the family Liparidæ, having tufts upon its back, and found upon trees and shrubs. Harris.
3. (Bot.) The same as TUSSOCK-GRASS, q. v.