Quincuncial /(?)/
Quin·cun·cial
Quincuncial
- Having the form of a quincunx.
- Having the leaves of a pentamerous calyx or corolla so imbricated that two are exterior, two are interior, and the other has one edge exterior and one interior; as, quincuncial æstivation. (Bot.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Quincuncial phyllotaxy
- an arrangement of five leaves in a spiral, each leaf two fifths of a circle from the next.