quincunx

quincunx is a   Noun

Definition:

[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] The position of planets when distant from each other five signs, or 150º. Hutton.

[3] A quincuncial arrangement, as of the parts of a flower in æstivation. See Quincuncial, 2.

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