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单词 quinquefoil
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Definition of quinquefoil in English:

quinquefoil

noun ˈkwɪŋkwɪfɔɪl
rare
  • 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 ˈkwɪŋkwɪfɔɪl
rare
  • Resembling the quinquefoil leaf, quinquefoil-shaped.

Origin

Old 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.

Definition of quinquefoil in US English:

quinquefoil

nounˈkwɪŋkwɪfɔɪl
rare
  • 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.

adjectiveˈkwɪŋkwɪfɔɪl
rare
  • Resembling the quinquefoil leaf, quinquefoil-shaped.

Origin

Old 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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