adunc

 [uh-duhngk]  

a·dunc

   [uh-duhngk]
adjective
curved inward; hooked.
Origin:
1620–30; < Latin aduncus, equivalent to ad- ad- + uncus hook, barb

Related forms
a·dun·ci·ty  [uh-duhn-si-tee] , noun
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Adunc is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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