red fescue
noun
: 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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In 2001, Wimbledon famously went from a mix of ryegrass and creeping red fescue to 100 percent ryegrass, which allowed for firmer courts and cleaner bounces.
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Helmuth Rosales, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
In 2002, tournament officials approved a switch from a mix of ryegrass and creeping red fescue to pure ryegrass.
—Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 26 June 2022
Helmuth Rosales, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
In 2002, tournament officials approved a switch from a mix of ryegrass and creeping red fescue to pure ryegrass.
—Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 26 June 2022
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1900, in the meaning defined above
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