quincuncial

quincuncial
quincuncially, adv.
/kwin kun"sheuhl, kwing-/, adj.
1. consisting of, arranged, or formed like a quincunx or quincunxes.
2. Bot. noting a five-ranked arrangement of leaves.
[1595-1605; < L quincuncialis, equiv. to quincunci- (s. of quincunx QUINCUNX) + -alis -AL1]

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