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Meaning of FIVE-FINGER

Pronunciation:  fIv 'finggur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any of a numerous plants grown for their 5-petal flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties
 
 Synonyms: cinquefoil
 
 See Also: bush, genus Potentilla, goose grass, goose-tansy, Potentilla, Potentilla anserina, shrub, silverweed

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Five"-fin`ger\, n.
1. (Bot.) See {Cinquefoil}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A starfish with five rays, esp. {Asterias
   rubens}.
 

 

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