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
A method of surveying a coast by five vessels in quincunx was proposed by A. Dalrymple to the admiralty, when that board would not have allowed of the employment of one.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher
