1. (of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts
   "The tufted growth habit of the grass made it ideal for erosion control";
   - caespitose, cespitose [US]
    
2. Having or adorned with tufts
   "a tufted bedspread"
    
3. (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination
   "tufted duck"; "tufted loosestrife";
   - crested, topknotted

1. Form into or decorate with tufts
   "They tufted the quilt with wool"; "The grass tufted naturally in clumps"

See also: adorned, decorated, ungregarious

Encyclopedia: Tufted