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.
The position of planets when distant from each other five signs, or 150°.
A quincuncial arrangement, as of the parts of a flower in æstivation. See Quincuncial, 2.
an arrangement of five objects, usually trees, with one at each corner of a rectangle and one at the center; this basic structural unit is often multiplied to create a larger pattern, and plantations of trees in this pattern may be identified by the same term.
an arrangement of five things in a square, with one at each corner, and one in the center
an arrangment of five things in a square, having one in each corner and one in the center.
a standard pattern for planting an orchard , especially in France
de pattern uh five objects arranged such dat foe uh de five objects fo'm some square, while da damn fifd be posishuned in de middle. "De dots on de '5' side uh a kick d' cud are arranged in some quincunx. Slap mah fro!"
The arrangement of five objects, such as trees or gardening flowers, with one on each of four corners and one in the center.
A planting pattern with five points (four to mark a square and one to mark the centre point). Example 1 - DEFINITIONS Return to glossary index
An arrangement of five objects in which four are at the corners and one is at the center at the crossed diagonals, in the manner of a dice or a five playing card, used in planting trees.
the pattern of five objects arranged such that four of the five objects form a square, while the fifth is positioned in the middle. "The dots on the '5' side of a die are arranged in a quincunx."
A pattern of four trees at the corners of a square and one at the centre.
(Latin, "five-twelfths) An arrangement of five objects in a square or rectangle, with one at each corner and one in the middle, like the five spots on dice. Prunts and other motifs are sometimes arranged in a quincunx pattern.
The quincunx was an Ancient Roman bronze coin produced during the Roman Republic. The word quincunx comes from Latin "quinque" which means "five" and "uncia" which means "one twelfth", because the coin was valued at five-twelfths of an as (a libra or 5 unciae). This value was sometimes symbolized by a patterns of five dots arranged like the points of a die, so this pattern also came to be called quincunx.
