alta fescue

noun

al·​ta fescue

ˈaltə-

: a variety (Festuca elatior arundinacea) of meadow fescue used especially as a late hay and forage grass

Word History

Etymology

probably from Mount Alta, peak in Kittitas county, central Washington

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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