Definition of "fescue" [fes•cue]

• Any of various grasses of the genus Festuca, often cultivated as pasturage. (noun)

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• "Also, thank you for explaining the word fescue -- one of the major livestock forage grasses an lawn grasses for that matter in the eastern US is called fescue, and now I know why!"
• "As I understand it, in a process developed by a Kiwi agricultural scientist working in cooperation with the airport, an endophyte fungus is introduced to a certain kind of grass called fescue and the end product is given the catchy name Grasslanz Technology."
• "But for everblue weed control, the fescue is the first choice."