Definition of red fescue
: a perennial pasture and turf fescue (Festuca rubra) of Eurasia and North America that has creeping rootstocks and reddish lemmas and sheaths
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“Red fescue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20fescue. Accessed 1 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of red fescue was in 1900
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