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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cinquefoil \Cinque"foil`\, n. [Cinque five + foil, F. feuille
leaf. See {Foil}.]
1. (Bot.) 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.
2. (Arch.) An ornamental foliation having five points or
cups, used in windows, panels, etc --Gwilt.
{Marsh cinquefoil}, the {Potentilla palustris}, a plant with
purple flowers which grows in fresh-water marshes.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
cinquefoil
n 1: any of a numerous plants grown for their 5-petal flowers;
abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal
properties [syn: {five-finger}]
2: an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a
circle
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