English → Latin
“tuft” in Latin
cristathe crest, the plume; the comb or tuft on the head of animals (most frequently of a rooster or a cock); the tuft of leavfloccustuft, wisp of wool; trifle (thing of little importance)fruticētuma grouping of shrubs or bushes, a thicket, covertvirgultumbushes, thicket, copse, shrubbery, brambles; slips, sets or cuttings; plants
The English word tuft itself goes back to Latin tūfa.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tuft
crista (on birds; a helmet, etc.). A tuft of wool, floccus: a tuft of hair, crines in fasciculum collecti (in a knot): crines densiores et prolixi (natural): a tuft of trees, fruticetum; virgultum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tuft?
- The usual Latin words for “tuft” are crista, floccus, fruticētum; also virgultum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.