A species is also cultivated in the West Indies, Maranta indica, which, Tussac says, was brought from the East Indies.
But farther up it is drier and firmer, the lofty tussac giving place to grass of humbler stature; in fact, a sward so short, that the ground appears as though freshly mown.
There is none on the islet--not a stick, as no trees grow there; while the tussac and other plants are soaking wet, the very ground being a sodden spongy peat.
We saw that we should have no difficulty in penetrating across it, through the high tussac grass which almost entirely covered the ground.
Galloping on, the animal very soon freed himself from his burning head-dress by sending it into the middle of a large clump of tussac grass.
The surrounding country consisting of slight elevations, either rocky or covered with tussac grass, is not attractive.
They had with frantic haste to dart through the clumps of tussac and penguin grass to reach the beach.
She then plucked a few handfuls of the strong tussac grass which lined the little flat and rubbed dry the marks on back and girth.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "tussac" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
