释义 |
quin·cunx \ˈkwinˌkəŋ(k)s\ noun (-es) Etymology: Latin, literally, five twelfths, from quinque- + uncia twelfth part, ounce — more at ounce 1. : an arrangement of five things with one at each corner and one in the middle of a square 2. a. : an arrangement of plants (as trees) with one at each corner and one at the center of a square or rectangle b. : a planting in the form of a series of squares or rectangles with a plant at the center of each 3. : a quincuncial arrangement of the parts of a flower in estivation |