Usage Note
Touffe describes a compact cluster of plants, hair, or grass (une touffe d'herbe — a tuft of grass, une touffe de cheveux — a clump of hair). The adjective touffu (bushy, dense) is derived from it and commonly describes overgrown vegetation or a very thick beard.
Examples
"Une touffe d'herbe pousse entre les pavés."
Natural Translation
A tuft of grass grows between the paving stones.
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