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Quinquefarious

Quinquefarious \Quin`que*fa"ri*ous\, a. [From L. quinque five: cf. F. quinqu['e]fari['e]. Cf. Bifarious.] (Bot.) Arranged in five vertical rows; pentastichous.
--Gray.

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quinquefarious

a. (context botany rare English) Arranged in five vertical rows.