| Quinquagesima | a. [ L., fr. quinquagesimus the fiftieth, akin to quinquaginta fifty, quinque five. See Five. ] Fiftieth. [ 1913 Webster ]
Quinquagesima Sunday, the Sunday which is the fiftieth day before Easter, both days being included in the reckoning; -- called also Shrove Sunday. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Quinquangular | a. [ L. quinquanqulus; quinque five + angulus ad angle: cf. F. quinquangulaire. ] Having five angles or corners. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quinquarticular | a. [ Quinque- + article. ] (Theol.) Relating to the five articles or points; as, the quinquarticular controversy between Arminians and Calvinists. [ Obs. ] Bp. Sanderson. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quinque- | [ L. quinque five. See Five. ] A combining form meaning five, five times, fivefold; as, quinquefid, five-cleft; quinquedentate, five-toothed. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quinqueangled | a. [ Quinque- + angle. ] Having five angles; quinquangular. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quinquedentated | { } a. [ Quinque- + dentate, -tated: cf. F. quinquédenté. ] Five-toothed; as, a quinquedentate leaf. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Quinquedentate |
| Quinquefarious | a. [ From L. quinque five: cf. F. quinquéfarié. Cf. Bifarious. ] (Bot.) Arranged in five vertical rows; pentastichous. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quinquefid | a. [ Quique- + the root of L. findere to cleave: cf. F. quinquéfide. ] (Bot.) Sharply cut about halfway to the middle or base into five segments; as, a quinquefid leaf or corolla. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quinquefoliated | { } a. [ Quinque- + foliate, -ated: cf. F. quinquéfolié, L. quinquefolius. ] (Bot.) Having five leaves or leaflets. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Quinquefoliate |
| Quinque foliolate | a. (Bot.) Having five leaflets. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quinqueliteral | a. [ Quinque- + literal. ] Consisting of five letters. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quinquelobared | { } a. [ Quinque- + lobate, -ated: cf. F. quinquélobé. ] Cut less than halfway into portions, usually somewhat rounded; five-lobed; as, a quinquelobate leaf or corolla. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Quinquelobate |
| Quinquelobed | a. [ Quinque- + lobe. ] Same as Quinquelobate. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quinquelocular | a. [ Quinque- + locular: cf. F. quinquéloculaire. ] Having five cells or loculi; five-celled; as, a quinquelocular pericarp. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quinquenerved | a. [ Quinque- + nerve. ] (Bot.) Having five nerves; -- said of a leaf with five nearly equal nerves or ribs rising from the end of the petiole. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quinquennalia | ‖n. pl. [ L., fr. quinquennalis. See Ouinquennial. ] (Rom. Antiq.) Public games celebrated every five years. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quinquennial | a. [ L. quinquennalis and quinquennis; quinque five + annus year. See Five, and cf. Biennial. ] Occurring once in five years, or at the end of every five years; also, lasting five years. A quinquennial event. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quinquennium | n. [ L. ] Space of five years. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quinquepartite | a. [ L. quinquepartitus; quinque five + partitus, p. p. of partire to divide: cf. F. quinquépartite. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. Consisting of five parts. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Bot.) Divided into five parts almost to the base. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quinquereme | n. [ L. quinqueremis; quinque five + remus an oar: cf. F. quinquérème ] A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an Athenian quinquereme. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quinquesyllable | n. [ Quinque- + syllable. ] A word of five syllables. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quinquevalvular | { } a. [ Quinque- + valve, valvular: cf. F. quinquévalve. ] (Bot.) Having five valves, as a pericarp. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Quinquevalve |
| Quinquevir | ‖n.; pl; E. Quinquevirs L. Quinqueviri [ L., fr. quinque Five + vir man. ] (Bot. Antiq.) One of five commissioners appointed for some special object. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quinquina | ‖n. [ NL. & F. See Quinine. ] Peruvian bark. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quinquivalent | a. [ Quinque- + L. valens, -entis, p. pr. See Valence. ] (Chem.) Same as Pentavalent. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Subquinquefid | a. Almost quinquefid; nearly quinquefid. [ 1913 Webster ] |
