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Cinquefoil
1.
(Bot.)
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. 2.
(Arch.)
An ornamental foliation having five points or cups, used in windows, panels, etc.
Gwilt.
Marsh cinquefoil
, the
Potentilla palustris
, a plant with purple flowers which grows in fresh-water marshes.Definition 2024
cinquefoil
cinquefoil
English
Alternative forms
Noun
cinquefoil (plural cinquefoils)
- potentilla (flower)
- (heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.
- (topology) A particular knot of five crossings.
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Translations
potentilla — see potentilla
heraldry: stylized flower or leaf with five lobes
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topology: knot
External links
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cinquefoil knot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia