1. A small stand or clump of trees, especially in prairie or grassland regions of Texas and the southwestern United States.
Usage: regional; chiefly Texas and southwestern U.S.

Examples

• The cattle gathered in the shade of a mott during the hottest part of the day.
• Across the prairie, scattered motts provided the only shelter for miles.
• The ranch house was built near a mott of live oak trees.
• Motts are common features of the Texas landscape.
• We spotted deer emerging from the mott at dusk.