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festucous

/fɛsˈtjuːkəs/

festucous adjective: formed of, consisting of, or similar to, straw.

Adjective

festucous (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Formed of, consisting of, or similar to, straw.
    • straws or festucous divisions lightly drawn over with oil1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Origin of festucous

From Latin festūcōsus, from festūca.

Questions about festucous

What does festucous mean?
Festucous means formed of, consisting of, or similar to, straw.
What part of speech is festucous?
Festucous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce festucous?
Festucous is pronounced /fɛsˈtjuːkəs/.

Words near festucous in the dictionary

  1. festschrifts
  2. festuca
  3. festucas
  4. festucine
  5. festuclavine
  6. festucous
  7. festue
  8. festues
  9. festulolium
  10. festuloliums
  11. Festus

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