cinquefoil - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'cinquefoil' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cinquefoil

[ n.]

- The name of several different species of the genus Potentilla; -- also called five-finger, because of the resemblance of its leaves to the fingers of the hand.
- An ornamental foliation having five points or cups, used in windows, panels, etc.

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cinch cinchona cinchonaceous cinchonic cinchonidine cinchonine cinchonism cinchonize cincinnati epoch cincture

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