英语词汇“cinquefoil”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cinque•foil n.

Plant Biologyany of several plants belonging to the genus Potentilla, of the rose family, having yellow, red, or white five-petaled flowers, as P. reptans (creeping cinquefoil,) of the Old World, or P. argentea (silvery cinquefoil), of North America.
ArchitectureAlso called quinquefoil, quintefoil. a panellike ornament consisting of five lobes, divided by cusps, radiating from a common center.
[Heraldry.]a charge in the form of a five-leaved clover.

Latin quīnque folia five leaves, translation of Greek pentáphyllon
Middle French cincfoille
late Middle English sink foil 1375–1425

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cinquefoil /ˈsɪŋkˌfɔɪl/ n

any plant of the N temperate rosaceous genus Potentilla, typically having five-lobed compound leaves
an ornamental carving in the form of five arcs arranged in a circle and separated by cusps

Etymology: 13th Century sink foil, from Old French cincfoille, from Latin quinquefolium plant with five leaves, translating Greek pentaphullon from pente five + phullon leaf

单词	cinquefoil
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 cinque•foil (singk′foil′),USA pronunciation n. Plant Biologyany of several plants belonging to the genus Potentilla, of the rose family, having yellow, red, or white five-petaled flowers, as P. reptans (creeping cinquefoil,) of the Old World, or P. argentea (silvery cinquefoil), of North America. ArchitectureAlso called quinquefoil, quintefoil. a panellike ornament consisting of five lobes, divided by cusps, radiating from a common center. [Heraldry.]a charge in the form of a five-leaved clover. Latin quīnque folia five leaves, translation of Greek pentáphyllon Middle French cincfoille late Middle English sink foil 1375–1425 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cinquefoil /ˈsɪŋkˌfɔɪl/ n any plant of the N temperate rosaceous genus Potentilla, typically having five-lobed compound leaves an ornamental carving in the form of five arcs arranged in a circle and separated by cusps Etymology: 13th Century sink foil, from Old French cincfoille, from Latin quinquefolium plant with five leaves, translating Greek pentaphullon from pente five + phullon leaf
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