quincunxialadj.

Brit.

/kwɪnˈkʌŋksɪəl/,

/kwɪŋˈkʌŋksɪəl/, U.S.

/kwɪnˈkəŋ(k)siəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quincunx n., -ial suffix.

Etymology: < quincunx n. + -ial suffix. Compare earlier quincuncial adj.

1. = quincuncial adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [adjective] > planted in arrangement

quincuncial1601

quincunxial1676

1676 J. Worlidge Vinetum Britannicum 84 That the one may stand against the space last preceding, in a Quincunxial Order.

1702 R. Neve Apopiroscopy ii. 118 It may not be amiss to slit the Bark and take it off; for it being laid flat and plain, the Quincunxial order will the better appear.

1791 tr. P. M. F. de Pagès Trav. round World II. v. 223 I came upon a beautiful forest of pines in a quincunxial form.

1866 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 156 552 Acute recurved spines [are] arranged in a quincunxial manner on the anterior part of the body of Hystrichis tricolor.

1941 Q. Rev. Biol. 16 158/2 Alternating check rows form a pattern that has been commonly referred to as ‘quincunxial’ arrangement.

1985 L. Durrell Quinx iv. 131 In architecture the quincunxial shape was considered a sort of housing for the divine power.

2. Botany. = quincuncial adj. 2. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > of flower-bud or aestivation

quincuncial1672

valvate1829

induplicate1830

supervolute1832

vexillary1832

quincunxial1835

reduplicate1838

supervolutive1841

reduplicative1856

induplicative1864

indeterminate1880

1835 J. S. Henslow Princ. Bot. 130 The ‘quincunxial’ arrangement, where the appendages [on the stem] range in five ranks.

1956 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) Suppl. 140/2 In quincunxial aestivation, as in the calyx of Rosa, there are five parts of which two have their margins both inside and two their margins both outside and one part has one margin inside and the other margin outside.

2001 Jrnl. Torrey Bot. Soc. 128 293/1 Aestivation quincunxial; outer sepals..conduplicate, cuplike, enfolding the other three.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quincunxial
释义	quincunxialadj. Brit. /kwɪnˈkʌŋksɪəl/, /kwɪŋˈkʌŋksɪəl/, U.S. /kwɪnˈkəŋ(k)siəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quincunx n., -ial suffix. Etymology: < quincunx n. + -ial suffix. Compare earlier quincuncial adj. 1. = quincuncial adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [adjective] > planted in arrangement quincuncial1601 quincunxial1676 1676 J. Worlidge Vinetum Britannicum 84 That the one may stand against the space last preceding, in a Quincunxial Order. 1702 R. Neve Apopiroscopy ii. 118 It may not be amiss to slit the Bark and take it off; for it being laid flat and plain, the Quincunxial order will the better appear. 1791 tr. P. M. F. de Pagès Trav. round World II. v. 223 I came upon a beautiful forest of pines in a quincunxial form. 1866 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 156 552 Acute recurved spines [are] arranged in a quincunxial manner on the anterior part of the body of Hystrichis tricolor. 1941 Q. Rev. Biol. 16 158/2 Alternating check rows form a pattern that has been commonly referred to as ‘quincunxial’ arrangement. 1985 L. Durrell Quinx iv. 131 In architecture the quincunxial shape was considered a sort of housing for the divine power. 2. Botany. = quincuncial adj. 2. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > of flower-bud or aestivation quincuncial1672 valvate1829 induplicate1830 supervolute1832 vexillary1832 quincunxial1835 reduplicate1838 supervolutive1841 reduplicative1856 induplicative1864 indeterminate1880 1835 J. S. Henslow Princ. Bot. 130 The ‘quincunxial’ arrangement, where the appendages [on the stem] range in five ranks. 1956 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) Suppl. 140/2 In quincunxial aestivation, as in the calyx of Rosa, there are five parts of which two have their margins both inside and two their margins both outside and one part has one margin inside and the other margin outside. 2001 Jrnl. Torrey Bot. Soc. 128 293/1 Aestivation quincunxial; outer sepals..conduplicate, cuplike, enfolding the other three. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1676
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