cinquefoil

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: cinque=foil

CIDE DICTIONARY

cinquefoil, n. [Cinque five + foil, F. feuille leaf. See Foil.].

•  The name of several different species of the genus Potentilla; -- also called five-finger, because of the resemblance of its leaves to the fingers of the hand.  [1913 Webster]
•  An ornamental foliation having five points or cups, used in windows, panels, etc.  Gwilt.  [1913 Webster]

Marsh cinquefoil, the Potentilla palustris, a plant with purple flowers which grows in fresh-water marshes.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

cinquefoil, n.
1 any plant of the genus Potentilla, with compound leaves of five leaflets.
2 Archit. a five-cusped ornament in a circle or arch.

Etymology

ME f. L quinquefolium f. quinque five + folium leaf