— quincuncially , adv.
/kwin kun"sheuhl, kwing-/ , adj.
1. consisting of, arranged, or formed like a quincunx or quincunxes.
2. Bot. noting a five-ranked arrangement of leaves.
[ 1595-1605; quincuncialis, equiv. to quincunci- (s. of quincunx QUINCUNX) + -alis -AL 1 ]