Definitions for FESCUE
ˈfɛs kyufes·cue

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fescue, fescue grass, meadow fescue, Festuca elatiornoun

   grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fescuenoun

   A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read.

2. fescuenoun

   A hardy grass commonly used to border golf fairways in temperate climates. Any member of the genus Festuca.

3. Etymology: Old French festu (modern fétu), from Proto-Romance festu, from Latin festuca ‘stalk, stem, straw’.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fescuenoun

   A small wire by which those who teach to read point out the letters.

   Etymology: veese, Dutch; festu, French.

   Teach him an alphabet upon his fingers, making the points of his fingers of his left hand both on the inside to signify some letter, when any of them is pointed at by the forefinger of the right hand, or by any kind of fescue. William Holder.

   Teach them how manly passions ought to move;
   For such as cannot think, can never love;
   And since they needs will judge the poet’s art,
   Point ’em with fescues to each shining part. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fescue

   Festuca (fescue) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the grass family Poaceae (subfamily Pooideae). They are evergreen or herbaceous perennial tufted grasses with a height range of 10–200 cm (4–79 in) and a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on every continent except Antarctica. The genus is closely related to ryegrass (Lolium), and recent evidence from phylogenetic studies using DNA sequencing of plant mitochondrial DNA shows that the genus lacks monophyly. As a result, plant taxonomists have moved several species, including the forage grasses tall fescue and meadow fescue, from the genus Festuca into the genus Lolium, or alternatively into the segregate genus Schedonorus. Because the taxonomy is complex, scientists have not determined how many true species belong to the genus, but estimates range from more than 400 to over 640.Fescue pollen is a significant contributor to hay fever.

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1. fescue

   Fescue is a type of grass belonging to the genus Festuca, characterized by their long, narrow, needle-like leaves. They can be found in many parts of the world and are commonly used for ornamental purposes, ground cover, pasture or turf in landscaping and lawn development. Some species of fescue are also used for general agricultural purposes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fescuenoun

   a straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read

2. Fescuenoun

   an instrument for playing on the harp; a plectrum

3. Fescuenoun

   the style of a dial

4. Fescuenoun

   a grass of the genus Festuca

5. Fescue

   to use a fescue, or teach with a fescue

6. Etymology: [OE. festu, OF. festu, F. ftu, fr. L. festuca stalk, straw.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fescue

   fes′kū, n. a genus of grasses, very nearly allied to Brome-grass, and including many valuable pasture and fodder grasses: a small straw or wire used to point out letters to children when learning to read. [O. Fr. festu—L. festūca, a straw.]

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1. • Grass

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How to pronounce FESCUE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say FESCUE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FESCUE in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FESCUE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of FESCUE in a Sentence

1. Oliver Horovitz:

   Woods is going to have to hit lots of stingers, he’s going to have to be feeling it off the tee accuracy-wise, because if you get off of the rough into the fescue, you’re lucky if you find the ball.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=FESCUE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fescue
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=FESCUE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fescue
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/FESCUE
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=FESCUE
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=FESCUE