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Cinquefoil

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Noun

1. cinquefoil, five-finger

any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties

2. cinquefoil

an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Cinquefoil

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noun
1. 
any plant of the N temperate rosaceous genus Potentilla, typically having five-lobed compound leaves
2. 
an ornamental carving in the form of five arcs arranged in a circle and separated by cusps
3. heraldry
a charge representing a five-petalled flower

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Cinquefoil

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noun
1. 
any of a genus (Potentilla) of plants of the rose family, with white, yellow, or red flowers and fruit like a dry strawberry: some species have compound leaves with five leaflets arranged like the fingers on a hand
2.  Architecture
a circular design made up of five converging arcs

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Cinquefoil

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n.
1. Any of various herbs or shrubs chiefly of the genus Potentilla of the rose family, native to northern temperate regions and having yellow or sometimes white or red flowers and compound leaves that in some species bear five leaflets. Also called potentilla.
2. Architecture A design having five sides composed of converging arcs, usually used as a frame for glass or a panel.

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