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quincunx

quin·cunx

quincunx

 
pronunciation:
kwIng kuhngks [or] kwIn kuhngks
part of speech: noun
definition 1: an arrangement of five objects in a square with one in the center and one at each corner.
definition 2: in botany, an arrangement of a flower with five petals in which two are interior, two exterior, and one partly interior and partly exterior.