noun, masculine/kɛ̃.kɔ̃s/plural: quinconces
a quincunx, a group of five items arranged in a square with one in the middle; a plantation made at equal distances in a straight row, giving multiple alleys of trees in different directions; a place planted in this manner
“Jardin de curé, avec son quinconce de tilleuls, sa collection de dahlias et de rosiers, ses berceaux de vignes et ses espaliers de pêchers et d'abricotiers: […]” — Garden of the vicar, with its quincunx of lime trees, its collection of dahlias and of roses, its beds of wine ranks and its stairs of peaches and apricots: […]
From Latin quīncunx (“by five”).