Main Entry: fes·cue

Pronunciation: \ˈfes-(ˌ)kyü\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English festu stalk, straw, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin festucum, from Latin festuca

Date: 1589

1 : a small pointer (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