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Meaning of "cinquefoil" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CINQUEFOIL

Sink foil, from Old French cincfoille, from Latin quinquefolium plant with five leaves, translating Greek pentaphullon from pente five + phullon leaf.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CINQUEFOIL

cinquefoil  [ˈsɪŋkˌfɔɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CINQUEFOIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cinquefoil is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CINQUEFOIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cinquefoil

Potentilla

Potentilla /ˌpoʊtənˈtɪlə/ is a genus containing over 300 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae. They are usually called cinquefoils in English. Potentilla are generally only found throughout the northern continents of the world, though some may even be found in montane biomes of the New Guinea Highlands. Several other "cinquefoils" formerly included here are now separated in distinct genera. Some species are called tormentils, though this is often used specifically for common tormentil. Others are referred to as "barren strawberries", which may also refer to P. sterilis in particular, or to the closely related but not congeneric Waldsteinia fragarioides.

Definition of cinquefoil in the English dictionary

The first definition of cinquefoil in the dictionary is any plant of the N temperate rosaceous genus Potentilla, typically having five-lobed compound leaves. Other definition of cinquefoil is an ornamental carving in the form of five arcs arranged in a circle and separated by cusps. Cinquefoil is also a charge representing a five-petalled flower.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CINQUEFOIL


aerofoil
ˈɛərəʊˌfɔɪl
airfoil
ˈɛəˌfɔɪl
counterfoil
ˈkaʊntəˌfɔɪl
eightfoil
ˈeɪtˌfɔɪl
foil
fɔɪl
hexafoil
ˈhɛksəˌfɔɪl
hydrofoil
ˈhaɪdrəˌfɔɪl
jetfoil
ˈdʒɛtˌfɔɪl
milfoil
ˈmɪlˌfɔɪl
multifoil
ˈmʌltɪˌfɔɪl
parafoil
ˈpærəˌfɔɪl
quatrefoil
ˈkætrəˌfɔɪl
sexfoil
ˈsɛksˌfɔɪl
tinfoil
ˈtɪnˌfɔɪl
trefoil
ˈtrɛfɔɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CINQUEFOIL

cinnabaric
cinnabarine
cinnamic
cinnamic acid
cinnamon
cinnamon bear
cinnamon sedge
cinnamon stick
cinnamon stone
cinnamon toast
cinnamonic
cinnamony
cinnamyl
cinnarizine
cinquain
cinque
Cinque Ports
cinquecentist
cinquecento

WORDS THAT END LIKE CINQUEFOIL

aluminium foil
aluminum foil
bird´s-foot trefoil
cooking foil
freezer foil
gold foil
hop trefoil
kitchen foil
marsh cinquefoil
silver foil
tick trefoil
water milfoil

Synonyms and antonyms of cinquefoil in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cinquefoil» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CINQUEFOIL

Find out the translation of cinquefoil to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cinquefoil from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cinquefoil» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

梅花
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cinquefoil
570 millions of speakers

English

cinquefoil
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पंचकोण
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

شكل ذو خمسة أقواس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лапчатка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cinquefoil
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পঁচদল পুষ্প
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

potentille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cinquefoil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fingerkraut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キジムシロ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cinquefoil
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cinquefoil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cinquefoil
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஐயிதழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पानाचे कणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beşparmakotu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cinquefoil
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pięciornik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перстач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cinquefoil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cinquefoil
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ganzerik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cinquefoil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mure
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cinquefoil

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CINQUEFOIL»

The term «cinquefoil» is regularly used and occupies the 82.926 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CINQUEFOIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cinquefoil» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cinquefoil» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cinquefoil

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CINQUEFOIL»

Discover the use of cinquefoil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cinquefoil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cinquefoil Connection: none
In his debut thriller, The Cinquefoil Connection, author Recy Dunn weave a masterful, spellbinding tale of deception, lust, and murder, as he allows the reader to recount Jonathan McClendon’s fall into the abyss of political treachery, ...
Recy Dunn, 2004
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Wild Plants of the Sierra Nevada
Cinquefoil (Potentilla) Description: The many species of cinquefoil include perennial, biennial, or annual herbs and one shrub, with alternate, mostly compound leaves that have a 158 membranous appendage (stipules) at the base of the ...
Ray S. Vizgirdas, Edna M. Rey-Vizgirdas, 2009
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CRC World Dictionary of Plant Nmaes: Common Names, ...
Species/Vernacular Names: P. anserina L. (pertaining or relating to geese) English: silverweed, goose grass, goose tansy, silverweed cinquefoil Tibetan: gro -lo sa-dzin P. argentea L. English: silvery cinquefoil, hoary cinquefoil P. arguta Pursh ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999
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Introduction to the Geology of Southern California and Its ...
... 56 Potentilla drummondii ssp. breweri (Brewer's cinquefoil), 56 Potentilla drummondii ssp. bruceae (cinquefoil), 56 Potentilla drummondii ssp. drummondii (Drummond's cinquefoil), 56 Potentilla flabellifolia (Mt. Rainier cinquefoil, fan- leaved ...
Clarence A. Hall, Jr., 2007
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Thesaurus of Agricultural Organisms
(Sturnidae) Amethystglanzstar (D) amethyst-starling, white-bellied (E) merle violet à ventre blanc (F) starling, plum-coloured (E) cinnyris (F) see Chalcomitra sp. cinquefoil, blueleaf (E) see Potentilla diversifolia cinquefoil, bushy (E) see ...
Derwent Publications, 1990
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Plants of Kananaskis Country in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta
C. L. Hitchc early cinquefoil Potentilla diversifolia Lehm mountain cinquefoil, smooth-leaved cinquefoil Potentilla drummondii Lehm Drummond's cinquefoil Potentilla fruticosa L shrubby cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa Lindl sticky cinquefoil ...
Beryl Hallworth, Chendanda Chengappa Chinnappa, 1997
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The Book of Swamp and Bog: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of ...
Associates: Marsh cinquefoil, characteristic of pioneer sedge mats, often associates with the sedge Carex lasiocarpa, three-way sedge, cattails, and buck- bean in such habitats. Shrubby cinquefoil occupies more advanced fen habitats in ...
John Andrew Eastman, 1995
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The Complete Plant Selection Guide for Landscape Design
... Phlox Snowflake Phlox White Delight Phlox CINQUEFOIL Himalayan Cinquefoil Gibson's Scarlet Cinquefoil Alpine Cinquefoil Nepal Cinquefoil Miss Willmott Cinquefoil Spring Cinquefoil Dwarf Spring Cinquefoil Creeping Cinquefoil ROSA ...
Marc C. Stoecklein, 2001
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Cinquefoil: New Work from Five Ottawa Poets
Why these poets together? Is this a collection of poetry proposing tolaunch a new school? NO! Or a new-ism? NO! Or a trendy anti-ism? No!Winters in Ottawa are long and dark.and full of snow.
Mark Frutkin, 2003
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Hortus anglicus: or, The modern English garden: containing a ...
Golden Cinquefoil. " Radical leaves of five obovate, deeply serrated, hairy, somewhat membranous leaflets; stem leaves of three leaflets;" stem nearly erect, larger than the last; flowers golden, more conspicuous ; petals obcordate ; segments ...
Stephen Reynolds Clarke, 1822

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CINQUEFOIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cinquefoil is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fish & Wildlife Service Designates Critical Habitat for Mount …
... odoratissima (horsemint), Petradoria pumila var. pumila (rock-goldenrod), and Potentilla concinna var. concinna (Alpine cinquefoil). «Targeted News Service, Jun 15»
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Garden Views: Ground covers good for yard's problem spots
... too, such as yellow archangel (lamiastrum galobdolon), moneywort (lysimachia nummularia) and wineleaf cinquefoil (potentilla tridentate). «ABC Newspapers, Jun 15»
3
Birds and blooms abundant this time of year
... Indian cucumber-root, and rough-fruited cinquefoil. There are many vines and canes in bloom as well: poison ivy, wild grape and blackberry. «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jun 15»
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'Sage on the stage' makes room for fellow wise ones on nature walk
Farther along the trail, I was holding court to show the similarities and differences of two wildflowers -- tall cinquefoil versus rough-fruited ... «Orillia Packet & Times, Jun 15»
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Scott Turner: Changes lead us into Green Mountain State
... edges of the old road, wild strawberry bloomed, its white flowers matching nicely with the smaller and glossier yellow blossoms of cinquefoil. «The Providence Journal, Jun 15»
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Water-smart gardens on public display this weekend
Shiny yellow buttercups grow along the streams elsewhere in the yard, flowering cinquefoil bushes line a walkway, a grape arbor shades the ... «Pueblo Chieftain, Jun 15»
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Fireweed: A Colorful Reminder Of Change
... by other species such as cinquefoil, wild strawberries, and ponderosa pine seedlings. It is a species of abundance, but also one of change. «MTPR, Jun 15»
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Groundcovers provide many benefits
Other species: Purpleleaf wintercreeper, Alpine cinquefoil, sedums, barren strawberry, Turkish speedwell. Shade. Carpet Bugle (Ajuga ... «Green Bay Press Gazette, May 15»
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Pocono Outdoors: Where north meets south, a natural treasure at …
... apple sphinx moth, and two Pennsylvania threatened alpine wildflowers — Appalachian sandwort and three-tooth cinquefoil — can be found. «Pocono Record, May 15»
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Admired shrubs easy to grow and visual delights
Some call it cinquefoil. These two are fairly easy to grow deciduous shrubs averaging 3 feet tall at maturity and the whole plant is a visual ... «Albuquerque Journal, May 15»

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