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Noun: five-spot  'fIv,spót
Usage: US
  1. A United States bill worth 5 dollars
    "He bought a sandwich with a five-spot";
    - fiver [N. Amer, informal], five dollar bill [US], fin [US, informal]
     
  2. California annual having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal
    "Five-spots created a stunning display in the spring meadow";
    - Nemophila maculata
     
  3. A playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips
    "He rolled a five-spot on the dice";
    - five

Derived forms: five-spots

Type of: bank bill, bank note, banker's bill [N. Amer], banknote, bill [N. Amer], dice, die, domino, Federal Reserve note [US], government note [US], greenback [US, informal], nemophila, note, spot

Encyclopedia: Five-spot