fescue

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable) A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read.
2. (countable, uncountable) A hardy grass commonly used to border golf fairways in temperate climates. Any member of the genus Festuca.
3. (countable) An instrument for playing on the harp; a plectrum.
4. (countable) The style of a sundial.

Verb

To use a fescue, or teach with a fescue.

Synonyms

fescue grass

meadow fescue

Festuca elatior

Translations

fétuque

Festuca

Schwingel

festuca

bir çayır otu

Vulpia

puntero

العكرش

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɛskjuː/

Etymology

From Old French festu (modern fétu), from Proto-Romance festu, from Latin festūca (“stalk, stem, straw”).