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quinquefolium

quinquefolium noun: cinquefoil (i.e. fiveleaf).

Noun

quinquefolium (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) cinquefoil (i.e. fiveleaf)
    • On the same footing as of other astringents, we can readily admit of this; but the sensible qualities of the quinquefolium do not lead us to think that it is to be preferred, or that it is even equal to other plants of the same order.1812, William Cullen, Benjamin Smith Barton, Professor Cullen's Treatise of the Materia Medica

Origin of quinquefolium

Latin

Questions about quinquefolium

What does quinquefolium mean?
Quinquefolium means cinquefoil (i.e. fiveleaf).
What part of speech is quinquefolium?
Quinquefolium is a noun.

Words near quinquefolium in the dictionary

  1. quinquefoil
  2. quinquefoils
  3. quinquefoliate
  4. quinquefoliated
  5. quinquefoliolate
  6. quinquefolium
  7. quinquegrade
  8. quinquejugate
  9. quinquelateral
  10. quinquelingual
  11. quinquelingualism

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