Quincunx

Definition:

  • (n.) An arrangement of things by fives in a square or a rectangle, one being placed at each corner and one in the middle; especially, such an arrangement of trees repeated indefinitely, so as to form a regular group with rows running in various directions.
  • (n.) The position of planets when distant from each other five signs, or 150ยก.
  • (n.) A quincuncial arrangement, as of the parts of a flower in aestivation. See Quincuncial, 2.

Compare quincunx with other words:

quincuncial vs. quincunx

coin vs. quincunx

bronze vs. quincunx

angle vs. quincunx

domino vs. quincunx

dice vs. quincunx

quincunx vs. unit