Fescue definition

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Any of various perennial grasses of the genus Festuca, often cultivated as pasturage.

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Any of several annual grasses of the genus Vulpia of dry habitats.

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(rare) A long stick, straw, etc., used as a teacher's pointer.

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Any of a genus (Festuca) of grasses, many of which are used in the temperate zone as lawn and pasture grasses.

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A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read.

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A hardy grass commonly used to border golf fairways in temperate climates. Any member of the genus Festuca.

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To use a fescue, or teach with a fescue.

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fescue

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fescues

Alteration of Middle English festu straw from Old French from Late Latin festūcum from Latin festūca

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French festu (modern fétu), from Proto-Romance festu, from Latin festūca (“stalk, stem, straw”).

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