fescue

American  

[fes-kyoo] / ˈfɛs kyu /

noun

1. Also called fescue grass.  any grass of the genus Festuca, some species of which are cultivated for pasture or lawns.

2. a pointer, as a straw or slender stick, used to point out the letters in teaching children to read.

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fescue British  

/ ˈfɛskjuː /

noun

1. 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

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

Later that summer, he was playing in the British Open at Royal St. George’s when he hit into the thick fescue, that ankle-high grass so familiar to links-style courses.

From Seattle Times

But if your biggest interest is creating an ornamental lawn that’s a feast for the eyes, then look to the sculptural, undulating bent grasses or fescues.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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