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fiveleaf

fiveleaf noun: cinquefoil.

Noun

fiveleaf (countable and uncountable, plural fiveleaves)

  1. Cinquefoil.

Forms of fiveleaf

pluralfiveleaves

Origin of fiveleaf

From Middle English fivelefe, fyflef; from Old English fīflēaf, a calque of Latin quīnquefolium. By surface analysis, five + leaf.

Questions about fiveleaf

What does fiveleaf mean?
Fiveleaf means cinquefoil.
What part of speech is fiveleaf?
Fiveleaf is a noun.
What is the plural of fiveleaf?
The plural of fiveleaf is fiveleaves.

Words near fiveleaf in the dictionary

  1. fivehead
  2. fiveheads
  3. fiveish
  4. fivek
  5. Fiveland
  6. fiveleaf
  7. fiveling
  8. fivelings
  9. Fivemiletown
  10. fiveness
  11. fivepence

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