Fussocks

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Dense tufts of coarse grass or sedge growing thickly on boggy or marshy ground
2. Thick bunches of stiff grass or similar vegetation sprouting from wet, peaty soil
3. Compact clumps of tough grasses that grow in isolation on damp moorland or wetland

Etymology: "Fussocks" is simply the plural of "fussock," a word for a fat, dumpy, or squat person, usually a woman, in English dialect use.