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cinquefoil

Noun

cinque=foil

WORDNET DICTIONARY

cinquefoil(n = noun.plant) five-finger - any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties;

is a member of genus potentilla, potentilla

has particulars: goose-tansy, goose grass, potentilla anserina, silverweed

is a kind of bush, shrub

cinquefoil(n = noun.artifact) - an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle;

cinquefoil, n. [Cinque five + foil, F. feuille leaf. See Foil.].

The name of several different species of the genus Potentilla; -- also called five-finger, because of the resemblance of its leaves to the fingers of the hand. [1913 Webster]
An ornamental foliation having five points or cups, used in windows, panels, etc. Gwilt. [1913 Webster]

Marsh cinquefoil, the Potentilla palustris, a plant with purple flowers which grows in fresh-water marshes.

cinquefoil, n.
1 any plant of the genus Potentilla, with compound leaves of five leaflets.
2 Archit. a five-cusped ornament in a circle or arch.

Etymology

ME f. L quinquefolium f. quinque five + folium leaf