"tufted" in the adjective sense

1. caespitose, cespitose, tufted

of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts

2. tufted

having or adorned with tufts

"a tufted bedspread"

3. crested, topknotted, tufted

of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head often used in combination

"golden crested"

"crested iris"

"crested oriole"

"tufted duck"

"tufted loosestrife"

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