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quincunx

quincunx is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.(Astrol.) The position of planets when distant from each other five signs, or 150º. Hutton.
  2. 2.(Bot.) A quincuncial arrangement, as of the parts of a flower in æstivation. See Quincuncial, 2.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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