sexfoil

noun

sex·​foil

ˈseks+ˌ-

1

a

: a flower with six perianth segments

b

: a leaf with six leaflets

c

: a group of six leaves

2

: a figure enclosed by six joined foils

specifically : a 6-lobed foliation in Gothic tracery

3

: a conventionalized heraldic flower showing six lobe-shaped petals

Word History

Etymology

sex- + foil

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