quincunx
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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
Another lesson from Monticello is planting crops in a quincunx pattern.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2010
Ainsley’s gemstones and Siraj’s quincunx both earned an honorable mention.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
“It’s a quincunx for probability distribution analysis,” says Siraj.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
The measured walk, the quincunx and the étoile imposed their unsatisfying sameness on every royal and noble garden.
From A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century by Henry A. (Henry Augustin) Beers
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