quinquefolia
/kwin-kweh-FOH-lee-uh/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
A leaf shape epithet recording a compound leaf divided into five leaflets radiating from a single point, a count steady enough to identify the plant by. This is the feminine form, paired with feminine genus names. Appears as quinquefolius (masculine), quinquefolia (feminine), or quinquefolium (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin quinque (five) + folium (leaf).
Example
“Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper) carries leaves split into five leaflets, the character the epithet names.”