tufts is a form of:

Tuft



noun
1.
(1. A short cluster of elongated strands, as of yarn, hair, or grass, attached at the base or growing close together. 2. A dense clump, especially of trees or bushes. 3. A goatee) កំប៉ោយ, គុម្ព, ដង្គុម, ដុំ, កញ្ចុំ
2.
(វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) សរសៃឈាមតូចៗ
  • glomerular tuft
    - សរសៃឈាមតូចៗនៅក្នុងតំរងនោម, ក្រុមសរសៃឈាមក្នុងតំរងនោមដែលច្រោះឈាម
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving or bending and spreading cluster; as, a tuft of flowers or feathers.
2.
A cluster; a clump; as, a tuft of plants.
3.
A nobleman, or person of quality, especially in the English universities; -- so called from the tuft, or gold tassel, on the cap worn by them.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To separate into tufts.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To adorn with tufts or with a tuft.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To grow in, or form, a tuft or tufts.