[ 'sɪŋkfɔɪl ]
■ noun
1》 a herbaceous plant of the rose family, with compound leaves of five leaflets and five-petalled yellow flowers. [Genus Potentilla .]
2》 Art an ornamental design of five lobes arranged in a circle.
Origin
ME: from L. quinquefolium , from quinque 'five' + folium 'leaf'.