Quincuncial
[kwin-kuhn-shuh l, kwing-] /kwɪnˈkʌn ʃəl, kwɪŋ-/
adjective
1.
consisting of, arranged, or formed like a quincunx or quincunxes.
2.
Botany. noting a five-ranked arrangement of leaves.
/kwɪnˈkʌnʃəl/
adjective
1.
consisting of or having the appearance of a quincunx
2.
(of the petals or sepals of a five-membered corolla or calyx in the bud) arranged so that two members overlap another two completely and the fifth overlaps on one margin and is itself overlapped on the other
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