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motte

[mot]
–noun Chiefly Southwestern U.S.
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
Also, mott.


Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; < MexSp mata; Sp: grove, plantation, perh. < LL matta mat 1
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motte 1 also mott   (mŏt)   
n.   Texas
A copse or small stand of trees on a prairie.

[American Spanish mata, from Spanish, shrub, probably from Late Latin matta, mat; see mat1.]
motte 2 also mott   (mŏt)   
n.   Upper Southern U.S.
A tuft of human or animal hair standing up on the head or body.

[From French, from Old French mote, mound.]
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