Quinquefarious

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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