five-fin|ger

five-fin|ger
five-fin|ger «FYV FIHNG guhr», noun.
1. any one of various plants, such as the cinquefoil, bird's-foot trefoil, oxlip, and Virginia creeper. The five-finger fern has broad, slightly cut pinnules folded so the edges point upwards.
2. a starfish having five rays.

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