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