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Word: Fescue
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English festu, festue ‘straw, twig’, from Old French festu, based on Latin festuca ‘stalk, straw’. The change of -t- to -c- occurred in the 16th century; the current sense dates from the mid 18th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɛskjuː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
any of a number of narrow-leaved grasses.
Short Definition:several narrow-leaved grasses
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