noun
- Plural of mott; small clumps or groves of trees, especially in prairie or grassland regions.
Usage: regional; chiefly Texas and southwestern United States
Examples
- The cattle gathered in the shade of the motts during the hot afternoon.
- Motts of oak and mesquite dotted the prairie landscape.
- The ranch hands rode between the motts searching for lost calves.
- Native wildflowers bloomed around the motts in spring.