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fescue

American

[fes-kyoo] / ˈfɛs kju /

noun

Also called fescue grass. any grass of the genus Festuca, some species of which are cultivated for pasture or lawns.
a pointer, as a straw or slender stick, used to point out the letters in teaching children to read.

fescue British

/ ˈfɛskjuː /

noun

any grass of the genus Festuca : widely cultivated as pasture and lawn grasses, having stiff narrow leaves See also meadow fescue sheep's fescue

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Etymology

Origin of fescue

1350–1400; earlier festue, Middle English festu < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *festūcum, for Latin festūca stalk, straw

Example Sentences

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Wispy fescue and undulating and fast greens add further layers of complexity to Shinnecock's fearsome reputation.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Which means I am simultaneously very proud of showing off my lawn, but I also can’t bear watching you grind your dirty claws into my precious fescue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

The good news is there are low-water, lushly green native lawn alternatives to tall fescue, the most popular water-guzzling king of turf grasses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024

In Canada, a pasture mix of yarrow, white clover and Rocky Mountain fescue experienced less intense and slower-moving fires than those that burned through nearby grasslands.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2023

She’ll get to the fescue, but not before she’s eaten all the clover ice cream she can find.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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