five-finger

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}]
    

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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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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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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