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quincuncial(dictionary)

quincuncial (iou)



quincuncial adjective. E17.
[Latin quincuncialis, formed as QUINCUNX + -AL1.]
(Esp. of a tree plantation) arranged in the form of a quincunx or quincunxes; involving or characterized by this arrangement. E17.
Botany. Of aestivation: having five perianth segments imbricated in such a way that two are exterior and two interior, while the fifth is partly exterior and partly interior. M19.
quincuncially adverb M17.