CINQUEFOIL


Meaning of CINQUEFOIL in English

[ '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'.

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