• 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 aestivation. • Having the form of a quincunx.
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Of the arrangement of corolla lobes in a bud, a variant of imbricate aestivation. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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Quin·cun'cial [ Latin quincuncialis , from quincunx . See Quincunx .] 1. Having the form of a quincunx. 2. (Botany) 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,
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quincunx, quincuncial An arrangement of five objects in a square, with four at the corners and one in the center. Literally, 'five' plus uncia, 'a twelfth'.
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consisting of, arranged, or formed like a quincunx or quincunxes. · noting a five-ranked arrangement of leaves.
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