red fescue

noun

a grass plant, Festuca rubra, with green, red, or blue-green flowers, found in Europe, Asia and North America.

Meanings

nounred fescue (plural red fescues)

plural red fescues

  1. a grass plant, Festuca rubra, with green, red, or blue-green flowers, found in Europe, Asia and North America.

Translations

Catalan festuca rogenca
  • festuca rogencaFestuca rubra
Dutch rood zwenkgras
  • rood zwenkgrasFestuca rubra
French fétuque rouge
  • fétuque rougeFestuca rubra
German Gewöhnlicher Rot-Schwingel
  • Gewöhnlicher Rot-SchwingelFestuca rubra
Icelandic rauðvingull
  • rauðvingullFestuca rubra
Irish feisciú dearg
  • feisciú deargFestuca rubra
Russian овся́ница кра́сная
  • овся́ница кра́сная (ovsjánica krásnaja)Festuca rubra
Welsh peiswellt coch
  • peiswellt cochFestuca rubra
Cite this entry
APA

red fescue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20fescue

MLA

“red fescue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20fescue. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “red fescue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20fescue.

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