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[syn: cinquefoil, five-finger]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Five-finger \Five"-fin`ger\ (f[imac]v"-f[i^][ng]`g[~e]r), n.
1. (Bot.) See Cinquefoil.
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2. (Zool.) A starfish with five rays, esp. Asterias rubens.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Starfish \Star"fish`\ (-f[i^]sh`), n.
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of echinoderms
belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is
star-shaped and usually has five rays, though the number
of rays varies from five to forty or more. The rays are
often long, but are sometimes so short as to appear only
as angles to the disklike body. Called also sea star,
five-finger, and stellerid.
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Note: The ophiuroids are also sometimes called starfishes.
See Brittle star, and Ophiuroidea.
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2. (Zool.) The dollar fish, or butterfish.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cinquefoil \Cinque"foil`\, n. [Cinque five + foil, F. feuille
leaf. See Foil.]
1. (Bot.) 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.
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2. (Arch.) An ornamental foliation having five points or
cups, used in windows, panels, etc. --Gwilt.
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Marsh cinquefoil, the Potentilla palustris, a plant with
purple flowers which grows in fresh-water marshes.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
five-finger
n 1: any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled
flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have
medicinal properties [syn: cinquefoil, five-finger]