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cinnamon
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cinquefoil
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cinquefoil

cinque·foil [ síngk fòyl, sángk fòyl ] (plural cinque·foils or cinque·foil)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. plants 
Same as  potentilla


2. five-arc design: an architectural design in the form of five arcs joined together

[13th century. < Latin quinquefolium "five leaves"]
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