Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany, disposed in five vertical ranks.
- In zoology, disposed or arranged in five sets, rows, or series; quinqueserial; pentastichous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Arranged in five vertical rows; pentastichous.
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- adjective botany, rare Arranged in
five vertical rows.
Etymologies
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From Latin quīnque ("five"), ferō ("carry, bear").
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bestiary commented on the word quinquefarious
(botany) adj: opening into five parts.
July 26, 2008