cinquefoil
1. any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties • Syn: five-finger • Hypernyms: shrub, bush • Hyponyms: silverweed, goose-tansy, goose grass, Potentilla anserina • Member Holonyms: Potentilla, genus Potentilla 2. an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle • Hypernyms: carving
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