"quincuncial" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /kwɪnˈkʌnʃəl/ Forms: more quincuncial [comparative], most quincuncial [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin quincuncialis. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|quincuncialis}} Latin quincuncialis Head templates: {{en-adj}} quincuncial (comparative more quincuncial, superlative most quincuncial)
  1. Arranged in a quincunx. Translations (arranged in a quincunx): cvincuncial (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-quincuncial-en-adj--VmJNkAe Disambiguation of 'arranged in a quincunx': 99 1
  2. (botany) Having the leaves of a pentamerous calyx or corolla so imbricated that two are exterior, two are interior, and the other has one edge exterior and one interior. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-quincuncial-en-adj-DG5520Mg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 23 77 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: quincuncially, quincuncial phyllotaxy

Alternative forms

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