Prompt # 212 - Quincunx
Prompt #212
quincunx n.
1. a group of five objects arranged in the shape of a rectangle with one at each of the four corners and the fifth in the centre
2. botany a quincuncial arrangement of sepals or petals in the bud
3. astrology an aspect of 150° between two planets
Origin: 1640-50; < Latin: five twelfths ( quinc-, variant of quīnque- quinque- + uncia twelfth; see ounce1 ); originally a Roman coin worth five twelfths of an as and marked with a quincunx of 5 spots
quincunx n.
1. a group of five objects arranged in the shape of a rectangle with one at each of the four corners and the fifth in the centre
2. botany a quincuncial arrangement of sepals or petals in the bud
3. astrology an aspect of 150° between two planets
Origin: 1640-50; < Latin: five twelfths ( quinc-, variant of quīnque- quinque- + uncia twelfth; see ounce1 ); originally a Roman coin worth five twelfths of an as and marked with a quincunx of 5 spots