'Cinquefoil' definitions:
Definition of 'cinquefoil'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties [syn: cinquefoil, five-finger]
noun
An ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle
Definition of 'Cinquefoil'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) An ornamental foliation having five points or cups, used in windows, panels, etc. --Gwilt. [1913 Webster]
- Marsh cinquefoil, the Potentilla palustris, a plant with purple flowers which grows in fresh-water marshes. [1913 Webster]