red fescue

American  

noun

1. a grass, Festuca rubra, of the meadows of the North Temperate Zone, having green, reddish, or bluish-green flower clusters.

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Etymology

Origin of red fescue

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The All England Club has changed its grass from a blend of 70 percent ryegrass seed and 30 percent creeping red fescue to 100 percent ryegrass.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2013

It removed the creeping red fescue Wimbledon had included since 1877.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2012

The new grass was 100% perennial rye; the old courts had been a mix of 70% rye and 30% creeping red fescue.

From Time Magazine Archive