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
Derived forms
quincuncially (quinˈcuncially)
adverb
quincuncial in American English
(kwɪnˈkʌnʃəl, kwɪŋ-)
adjective
1.
consisting of, arranged, or formed like a quincunx or quincunxes
2. Botany
noting a five-ranked arrangement of leaves
Derived forms
quincuncially
adverb
Word origin
[1595–1605; ‹ L quīncunciālis, equiv. to quīncunci- (s. of quīncunxquincunx) + -ālis-al1]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: domain, option, premium, slur, zero