tussock

English Thesaurus

1. a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass (noun.group)

hypernym	:	bunch, clump, cluster, clustering,
definition	:	a grouping of a number of similar things (noun.group)

hyponym	:	wisp,
definition	:	a small tuft or lock (noun.group)

hyponym	:	hexenbesen, staghead, witch broom, witches' broom,
definition	:	an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	coma,
definition	:	(botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds) (noun.plant)