clump
n.n. a small group of things that are close together and look like a single mass. You often use this to describe a group of trees, people, or even a small pile of dirt.
n. a small, compact mass or group of similar things. Often used to describe natural groupings like trees or people, or small accumulations of matter.
A small clump of trees stands near the river.
The hikers noticed a clump of wildflowers growing in the middle of the field.
The artist used a thick brush to create a dark clump of shadows that seemed to pull the viewer's eye toward the center of the canvas.
From Middle English clompe, from Old English clymppe, a variant of clympre (“a lump or mass of metal”), from Proto-Germanic klumpô (“mass, lump, clump; clasp”), from Proto-Indo-European glembʰ- (“lump, clamp”). Alternatively, possibly from Middle Dutch clompe or Middle Low German klumpe (compare German Klumpen). Doublet of klomp. Cognates include Danish klump (probably from Low German as well). Compare Norwegian Bokmål klump.