adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Arranged in a quincunx.

   "Of this Quincunciall Ordination the Ancients practiſed much[,] diſcourſed little; […]"

2. 2
   Having the leaves of a pentamerous calyx or corolla so imbricated that two are exterior, two are interior, and the other has one edge exterior and one interior.

   "quincuncial aestivation"

Synonyms

All synonyms

fifth

Example

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"Of this Quincunciall Ordination the Ancients practiſed much[,] diſcourſed little; […]"

Etymology

From Latin quincuncialis.

Related phrases

quincuncial phyllotaxy

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