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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Quincunx

· Quin·cunx · IPA /ˈkwɪŋkʌŋks/
01 n. An arrangement of things by fives in a square or a rectangle, one being placed at each corner and one in the middle; especially, such an ar…
  1. 1.
    An arrangement of things by fives in a square or a rectangle, one being placed at each corner and one in the middle; especially, such an arrangement of trees repeated indefinitely, so as to form a regular group with rows running in various directions.
  2. 2.
    The position of planets when distant from each other five signs, or 150°.(Astrol.)
  3. 3.
    A quincuncial arrangement, as of the parts of a flower in æstivation. See Quincuncial, 2.(Bot.) See: Quincuncial