See tussock on Wiktionary
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"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "tuft or clump of grass or verdure",
"word": "wīwī"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tuft or clump of grass or verdure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kępa"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kóčka",
"sense": "tuft or clump of grass or verdure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ко́чка"
},
{
"code": "wyi",
"lang": "Woiwurrung",
"sense": "tuft or clump of grass or verdure",
"word": "bowat"
}
],
"word": "tussock"
}
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