CINQUEFOIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cinquefoil mean? 

• CINQUEFOIL (noun)
  The noun CINQUEFOIL has 2 senses:

1. any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties

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

  Familiarity information: CINQUEFOIL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CINQUEFOIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cinquefoil; five-finger

Hypernyms ("cinquefoil" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cinquefoil"):

goose-tansy; goose grass; Potentilla anserina; silverweed (low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia)

Holonyms ("cinquefoil" is a member of...):

genus Potentilla; Potentilla (chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoil)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cinquefoil" is a kind of...):

carving (a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape)