plant life vs tufted

plant life is a noun but tufted is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plant life	Yes	No	No	No
tufted	No	Yes	No	No

plant life (noun)	tufted (noun)
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

plant life (adjective)	tufted (adjective)
	having or adorned with tufts
	(of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts
	(of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination