英语词汇“cinquefoil”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cinquefoil

/ˈsɪŋkfɔɪl

noun

1A widely distributed herbaceous plant of the rose family, with compound leaves of five leaflets and five-petalled yellow flowers.

Genus Potentilla, family Rosaceae.

One of these plants, Robbins' cinquefoil or dwarf cinquefoil, has been proposed for removal from the federal endangered species list....

If you have a toothache or mouth sore, you might try cinquefoil, a native plant.
Deciduous cinquefoil has long been used for borders and ground covers in cold-climate gardens.

2 Art An ornamental design of five lobes arranged in a circle, e.g. in architectural tracery or heraldry.The cinquefoil, when inscribed in a circle, forms a rosette of five equal leaves having an open space in the middle, the leaves being formed by the open spaces.

Origin

Middle English: from Latin quinquefolium, from quinque 'five' + folium 'leaf'.

单词	cinquefoil
释义	cinquefoil /ˈsɪŋkfɔɪl / noun 1A widely distributed herbaceous plant of the rose family, with compound leaves of five leaflets and five-petalled yellow flowers. Genus Potentilla, family Rosaceae. One of these plants, Robbins' cinquefoil or dwarf cinquefoil, has been proposed for removal from the federal endangered species list.... If you have a toothache or mouth sore, you might try cinquefoil, a native plant. Deciduous cinquefoil has long been used for borders and ground covers in cold-climate gardens. 2 Art An ornamental design of five lobes arranged in a circle, e.g. in architectural tracery or heraldry.The cinquefoil, when inscribed in a circle, forms a rosette of five equal leaves having an open space in the middle, the leaves being formed by the open spaces. Origin Middle English: from Latin quinquefolium, from quinque 'five' + folium 'leaf'.
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