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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.
Origin:
1350–1400; earlier festue, Middle English festu < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *festūcum, for Latin festūca stalk, straw
1350–1400; earlier festue, Middle English festu < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *festūcum, for Latin festūca stalk, straw
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fescue or fescue grass (ˈfɛskjuː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| meadow fescue See also sheep's fescue any grass of the genus Festuca: widely cultivated as pasture and lawn grasses, having stiff narrow leaves | |
| [C14: from Old French festu, ultimately from Latin festūca stem, straw] | |
| fescue grass or fescue grass | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Old French festu, ultimately from Latin festūca stem, straw] | |
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Fescue
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
fescue
1513, "pointer," from O.Fr. festue, a kind of straw, from L. festuca "straw, stalk, rod," probably related to ferula (see ferule). Sense of "pasture, lawn grass" is first recorded 1762.
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Example sentences
Tall fescue will grow fairly well on soils low in fertility, but it is better adapted to fertile conditions.
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