red fescue
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noun
a grass, Festuca rubra, of the meadows of the North Temperate Zone, having green, reddish, or bluish-green flower clusters.
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Origin of red fescue
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby red fescue
redeye, red-eyed vireo, red-eye gravy, red-faced, red feed, red fescue, Redfield, red-figure, redfin, red fir, red fire
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