five-finger

[ fahyv-fing-ger ]
/ ˈfaɪvˌfɪŋ gər /

noun

any of certain species of potentilla having leaves of five leaflets, as Potentilla canadensis.
Virginia creeper.

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Origin of five-finger

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fīffingre

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five-and-ten, five-by-five, five-eighth, five-elements school, five-faced bishop, five-finger, five-gaited, five-legged, five-o'clock shadow, five-speed, five-spice powder
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British Dictionary definitions for five-finger

five-finger

noun

any of various plants having five-petalled flowers or five lobed leaves, such as cinquefoil and Virginia creeper
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