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tuft

DEFINITIONS OF: tuft

1

n a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass

Synonyms:
tussock
Types:
wisp
a small tuft or lock
hexenbesen, staghead, witch broom, witches' broom
an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance
coma
(botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)
Type of:
bunch, clump, cluster, clustering
a grouping of a number of similar things

n a bunch of feathers or hair

Type of:
crest
a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
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