cinquefoil

Noun

Meaning

The name of several different species of the genus Potentilla; -- also called five-finger, because of the resemblance of its leaves to the fingers of the hand.

An ornamental foliation having five points or cups, used in windows, panels, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

five-finger phoebe pentagon quint cinque duck quintette five fin pentagram bimbo crude knot limerick quintuple

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Hypernyms

bush carving shrub

Hyponyms

silverweed goose grass goose-tansy Potentilla anserina

Related terms

cinque multifoil polyfoil

Phrases with the word

creeping cinquefoil rock cinquefoil marsh cinquefoil swamp cinquefoil alpine cinquefoil

Examples

It exists in French too but is written aide de camp (without any hyphens). ; cinquefoil : five-petal, five-leaf flower of the genus Potentilla, family Rosaceae; also a circular 5-lobed ornamental design. Source: Internet

The supporting lions are wearing coronets in the form of collars, with the white cinquefoil hanging from them. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cinquecento style cinqueda cinquedea cinquefoiled cinquepace cinquepas