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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -cinquefoil-, *cinquefoil*
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Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only)
cinquefoil
cinquefoils

WordNet (3.0)
cinquefoil(n) any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties, Syn. five-finger
cinquefoil(n) an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Cinquefoil

n. [ Cinque five + foil, F. feuille leaf. See Foil. ] 1. (Bot.) The name of several different species of the genus Potentilla; -- also called five-finger, because of the resemblance of its leaves to the fingers of the hand. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) An ornamental foliation having five points or cups, used in windows, panels, etc. Gwilt. [ 1913 Webster ]


Marsh cinquefoil, the Potentilla palustris, a plant with purple flowers which grows in fresh-water marshes.
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