tufted

1. Adorned with a tuft; as, the tufted duck.

2. Growing in tufts or clusters; tufty.

The tufted crowtoe, and pale jessamine.

Tufted trees and springing corn.

Tufted duck (Zoöl.), the ring-necked duck. [Local, U. S.]

Growing in more or less dense tufts or clusters. No single-stemmed plant can be tufted, but many plants with several stems, such as some grasses, saxifrages, and sedums, are always tufted. When the congestion of stems becomes such as to make the plant into a tight, ball-like cushion, the plant is referred to as a cushion plant.