Definitions of fescue [ˈfɛs kyu]

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Definition of 'fescue'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) fescue
any grass of the genus Festuca, some species of which are cultivated for pasture or lawns.

2. fescue
a pointer used to point out the letters in teaching children to read.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME festu < MF &indirdesc; L)

Definition of 'fescue'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) fescue, fescue grass, meadow fescue, Festuca elatior
grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns

Definition of 'fescue'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) fescue
a straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read

2. (noun) fescue
an instrument for playing on the harp; a plectrum

3. (noun) fescue
the style of a dial

4. (noun) fescue
a grass of the genus Festuca

5. fescue
to use a fescue, or teach with a fescue

'fescue' - Nearby Entries
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