Thesaurus: quincunx

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1. n. 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. n. The position of planets when distant from each other five signs, or 150¡.
3. n. A quincuncial arrangement, as of the parts of a flower in aestivation. See Quincuncial, 2.
4. 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. (Astrol.) The position of planets when distant from each other five signs, or 150º. Hutton. 3. (Bot.) A quincuncial arrangement, as of the parts of a flower in æstivation. See Quincuncial, 2.
5. The position of planets when distant from each other fivesigns, or 150º. Hutton.
6. n. 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. n. The position of planets when distant from each other five signs, or 150�. n. A quincuncial arrangement, as of the parts of a flower in aestivation. See Quincuncial, 2.