quincunx
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Another lesson from Monticello is planting crops in a quincunx pattern.
From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2010
As we walked along the geometric beds — many of them planted in an ancient Roman quincunx pattern — I made notes on the beautiful crops I had never grown.
From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2010
“It’s a quincunx for probability distribution analysis,” says Siraj.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
Ainsley’s gemstones and Siraj’s quincunx both earned an honorable mention.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
At last they took a turn to the right; and they drew up in a kind of quincunx in the midst of the pine-trees.
From Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man by Flaubert, Gustave
