fescue
noun
fes·cue ˈfe-(ˌ)skyü 
1
: a small pointer (such as a stick) used to point out letters to children learning to read
2
: any of a genus (Festuca) of tufted perennial grasses with panicled spikelets
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Furthermore, those wide and firm fescue fairways allow balls to bounce and roll for a long time. 
Shaun Tolson, Robb Report, 2 July 2022 Hagestad’s drive off 18th went outside the ropes, wide right, while Schenk went left, into the fescue. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022 After needing three shots to get out of the fescue on the third hole on Friday, Rory McIlroy wanted nothing to do with the right side of the green on Sunday. Jason Mastrodonato, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2022 McIlroy needed three shots to hack out of the knee-high fescue near the third green. Eddie Pells, ajc, 18 June 2022 McIlroy was two holes into his round when an errant approach landed in waist-high fescue. Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2022 The water-thirsty fescue will be hard-pressed to stay alive in communities facing water restrictions, which include about 6 million people in Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022 Tall fescue stands up to hot, dry weather much better than other cool-season grasses, and its thick, coarse, dark green leaves can withstand heavy foot traffic and mechanized lawn equipment. Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 15 Mar. 2022 And fine fescue is also commonly used in seed mixes, often blended with bluegrass and ryegrass seeds. Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 15 Mar. 2022 See More
Shaun Tolson, Robb Report, 2 July 2022 Hagestad’s drive off 18th went outside the ropes, wide right, while Schenk went left, into the fescue. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022 After needing three shots to get out of the fescue on the third hole on Friday, Rory McIlroy wanted nothing to do with the right side of the green on Sunday. Jason Mastrodonato, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2022 McIlroy needed three shots to hack out of the knee-high fescue near the third green. Eddie Pells, ajc, 18 June 2022 McIlroy was two holes into his round when an errant approach landed in waist-high fescue. Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2022 The water-thirsty fescue will be hard-pressed to stay alive in communities facing water restrictions, which include about 6 million people in Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022 Tall fescue stands up to hot, dry weather much better than other cool-season grasses, and its thick, coarse, dark green leaves can withstand heavy foot traffic and mechanized lawn equipment. Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 15 Mar. 2022 And fine fescue is also commonly used in seed mixes, often blended with bluegrass and ryegrass seeds. Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 15 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English festu stalk, straw, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin festucum, from Latin festuca
First Known Use
1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1