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quincunx
[ kwing-kuhngks, kwin- ]
noun
- an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
- Botany. an overlapping arrangement of five petals or leaves, in which two are interior, two are exterior, and one is partly interior and partly exterior.
quincunx
/ ˈkwɪnkʌŋks /
noun
- a group of five objects arranged in the shape of a rectangle with one at each of the four corners and the fifth in the centre
- botany a quincuncial arrangement of sepals or petals in the bud
- astrology an aspect of 150° between two planets
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Origin of quincunx1
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Example Sentences
Toward the tower Criere stood the orchard full of all fruit-trees, set and ranged in a quincunx.
I divide the city into different portions, and each day I visit another quincunx.
The four faces of this square axis are pierced with three round, equal, truly-bored holes, arranged in a quincunx.
The zone is covered with fine puncta in quincunx, not visible under ordinary illumination.
Three of them enclose the orchard, which is planted quincunx-wise, with yew hedge and grass-walk all round it.
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