[mot] 
| a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country. |
| 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.] |
