Definition of FESCUE

fescue

Meanings

Plural: fescues

Noun

  • grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns
  • 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.
  • An instrument for playing on the harp; a plectrum.
  • The style of a sundial.

Verb

  • To use a fescue, or teach with a fescue.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

fescue grass, Festuca elatior, meadow fescue

Scrabble Score: 11

fescue is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
fescue is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fescue is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

fescue is a valid Words With Friends word