quinquefolium

English

Etymology

Latin

Noun

quinquefolium (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) cinquefoil (i.e. fiveleaf)
   • 1812, William Cullen, Benjamin Smith Barton, Professor Cullen's Treatise of the Materia Medica:

     On the same footing as of other astringents, we can readily admit of this; but the sensible qualities of the quinquefolium do not lead us to think that it is to be preferred, or that it is even equal to other plants of the same order.

Latin

Adjective

quīnquefolium

1. inflection of quīnquefolius:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular