Cinquefoil (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. any of several plants belonging to the genus Potentilla, of the rose family, having yellow, red, or white five-petaled flowers, as P. reptans(creeping cinquefoil ), of the Old World, or P. argentea(silvery cinquefoil ), of North America.
  2. a panellike ornament consisting of five lobes, divided by cusps, radiating from a common center.
  3. a charge in the form of a five-leaved clover.
noun
  1. any plant of the N temperate rosaceous genus Potentilla, typically having five-lobed compound leaves
  2. an ornamental carving in the form of five arcs arranged in a circle and separated by cusps
  3. a charge representing a five-petalled flower
Cinquefoil (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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