单词 | quinquefoil |
释义 | quinquefoil/ˈkwɪŋkwɪfɔɪl/Now rare noun 1A cinquefoil (genus Potentilla), which typically has compound leaves of five leaflets. Now chiefly US and rare. 2An ornamental design resembling this leaf; = cinquefoil. rare. adjective Resembling the quinquefoil leaf, quinquefoil-shaped. OriginOld English; earliest use found in Bald's Leechbook. From classical Latin quīnquefolium cinquefoil (the plant), in post-classical Latin also ornamental design resembling this leaf, use as noun of neuter of quīnquefolius having five leaves from quīnque- + folium leaf. |
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