tussuck
/ˈtʌsək/
noun
- A small mound or clump of grass or sedge, often found in marshy or boggy ground.
- The hiker stepped carefully over a tussuck of grass to avoid getting his feet wet.
- The farmer's boots squelched as he walked between the tussucks in the boggy field.
- In the meadow, each tussuck stood out like a small green island in the damp soil.