fescue
Also called fescue grass . any grass of the genus Festuca, some species of which are cultivated for pasture or lawns.
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How to use fescue in a sentence
The reader is probably acquainted with the fescue Grass, with its awned flowers arranged in one-sided panicles.
The Sea Shore | William S. FurneauxMeadow fescue is one of the most common of the fescue grasses, and is said to be the Randall grass of Virginia.
Cattle and Their Diseases | Robert JenningsThe fescue (Festuca ovina), a little fern (Woodsia), and a saussurea ascend very near the summit.
The Heart of Nature | Francis YounghusbandA larger form, the Hard fescue (F. duriuscula), is common to sound meadows and the hill valleys.
Science and Practice in Farm Cultivation | James BuckmanMeadow fescue (Festuca pratensis, fig. 20) may be taken as the type of the broad-leaved fescues.
Science and Practice in Farm Cultivation | James Buckman
British Dictionary definitions for fescue
fescue grass
/ (ˈfɛskjuː) /
any grass of the genus Festuca : widely cultivated as pasture and lawn grasses, having stiff narrow leaves: See also meadow fescue, sheep's fescue
Origin of fescue
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