quincuncial

or quin·cun·xial

[ kwin-kuhn-shuhl, kwing- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

quincuncial

/ kwɪnˈkʌnʃəl /

consisting of or having the appearance of a quincunx
(of the petals or sepals of a five-membered corolla or calyx in the bud) arranged so that two members overlap another two completely and the fifth overlaps on one margin and is itself overlapped on the other

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1595–1605; < Latin quīncunciālis, equivalent to quīncunci- (stem of quīncunx quincunx ) + -ālis -al ¹

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Towards the tower Criere stood the orchard full of all fruit-trees, set and ranged in a quincuncial order.

Pores subregular, circular, gradually increasing in size, disposed in six to nine quincuncial alternating longitudinal rows.

We pretend not to multiply vegetable divisions by Quincuncial and Reticulate plants; or erect a new Phytology.

Scales on the back rounded, quincuncial, imbricate; those on the belly similar to those on the back and on the sides.

Pores regular, circular, quincuncial, twice as broad as the bars.

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