Cinquefoil /(?)/
Cinque·foil
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. (Bot.)
- An ornamental foliation having five points or cups, used in windows, panels, etc. (Arch.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Marsh cinquefoil
- the Potentilla palustris, a plant with purple flowers which grows in fresh-water marshes.