tussock
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The tahr’s significant weight and solid hooves are destroying precious snow tussock in sub-alpine regions.
From The Guardian • Feb. 25, 2020
The creature — not to be confused with the white-marked tussock moth — has sharp barbs that stick to skin and typically result in a rash or irritation.
From Fox News • Nov. 1, 2018
The endemic Cobb’s wren hides in the towering tussock grass.
From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2016
They said the word may have come from a colloquial name for a type of tussock known as makura, or pukio in te reo in the Maori language.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2015
Hurrying forward again, Sam tripped, catching his foot in some old root or tussock.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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