English Explanatory Dictionary

quincuncial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Arranged in a quincunx.
  2. Having the leaves of a pentamerous calyx or corolla so imbricated that two are exterior, two are interior, and the other has one edge exterior and one interior.

Pronunciation

/kwɪnˈkʌnʃəl/

Word forms

quincuncial more quincuncial most quincuncial

Etymology

From Latin quincuncialis.

Derived words

quincuncially quincuncial phyllotaxy
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