n.
Pronunciation: ' fes-( 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