单词 | red fescue |
释义 | > as lemmasred fescue red fescue n. a fescue, Festuca rubra, found in many types of grassland in northern temperate regions, which has bristle-like leaves and panicles of often reddish spikelets. ΚΠ 1787 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 2) I. 98 Fescue... red..Festuca amethystina.] 1829 London Encycl. IX. 179/1 F. rubra, red or purple fescue grass... The stalks are often spotted with reddish freckles, and the tops of the roots are usually tinged with the same color; from whence it has probably obtained its distinctive name of festuca rubra, or red fescue. 1851 J. F. W. Johnston Lect. Applic. Chem. & Geol. to Agric. (new ed.) App. 72 On both of the patches to which the sulphate of soda was applied, the grass that came up consisted almost entirely of red fescue (Festuca Rubra). 1952 I. Hepburn Flowers of Coast x. 155 This [sc. cliff-top vegetation] consists of a smooth green turf of sea-plantain and red fescue, just over an inch high. 2001 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 12 Apr. e2/5 You can tailor a blend of turf-grass varieties to your needs. Red fescue and chewings fescue are better for shade. < as lemmas |
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