fescue
fescue · fescues
костриця
овсяница
Schwingel, Schwingelgras
A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when…A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read.
/ˈfɛskjuː/
Meaning
4 senses(countable)A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read.
(countable, uncountable)A hardy grass commonly used to border golf fairways in temperate climates, of the genus Festuca.
Schwingel, Schwingelgras
овся́ницаovsjánica
кострицяkostrycja
(countable)An instrument for playing on the harp; a plectrum.
(countable)The style of a sundial.
More definitions
- grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English festu, from Old French festu (modern fétu), from Late LatinInherited from Middle English festu, from Old French festu (modern fétu), from Late Latin *festūcum, from Latin festūca (“stalk, stem, straw”).
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Forms
plural: fescuesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns:fescue grassmeadow fescueFestuca elatior
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable