fescue

== English == === Etymology === From Old French festu (modern fétu), from Proto-Romance festu, from Latin festūca (“stalk, stem, straw”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛskjuː/ === Noun === fescue (countable and uncountable, plural fescues) (countable) A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read. A hardy grass commonly used to border golf fairways in temperate climates. Any member of the genus Festuca. (countable) An instrument for playing on the harp; a plectrum. (countable) The style of a sundial. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === fescue (third-person singular simple present fescues, present participle fescuing, simple past and past participle fescued) To use a fescue, or teach with a fescue.