ˈkwinˌkəŋ(k)s noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin, literally, five twelfths, from quinque- + uncia twelfth part, ounce — more at ounce
1. : an arrangement of five things with one at each corner and one in the middle of a square
2.
a. : an arrangement of plants (as trees) with one at each corner and one at the center of a square or rectangle
b. : a planting in the form of a series of squares or rectangles with a plant at the center of each
3. : a quincuncial arrangement of the parts of a flower in estivation