QUINCUNX


Meaning of QUINCUNX in English

n. 1 five objects set so that four are at the corners of a square or rectangle and the fifth is at its centre, e.g. the five on dice or cards. 2 this arrangement, esp. in planting trees. quincuncial adj. quincuncially adv.

[ L, = five-twelfths f. quinque five, uncia twelfth ]

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