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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties;
[syn: cinquefoil, five-finger]

2. an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cinquefoil n 1: any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties [syn: cinquefoil, five-finger] 2: an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle