red fescue

noun

1. a grass, Festuca rubra, of the meadows of the North Temperate Zone, having green, reddish, or bluish-green flower clusters.

Word History and Origins

Origin of red fescue¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

In 2017, they recruited Mina Kiani, a graduate student at the university, to see whether she could use nutrient-rich sediments dredged from the lake to grow grass crops such as Kentucky bluegrass, ryegrass, and red fescue.

From Science Magazine

The All England Club has changed its grass from a blend of 70 percent ryegrass seed and 30 percent creeping red fescue to 100 percent ryegrass.

From New York Times

It removed the creeping red fescue Wimbledon had included since 1877.

From New York Times

The new grass was 100% perennial rye; the old courts had been a mix of 70% rye and 30% creeping red fescue.

From Time Magazine Archive