1.
[syn: cruciate, cruciform]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cruciate \Cru"ci*ate\ (kr?"sh?-?t or -sh?t; 106), a. [L.
cruciatus, p. p. of cruciare to crucify, torture, fr. crux,
crucis, a cross. See Cross.]
1. Tormented. [Obs.] --Bale.
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2. (Bot.) Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of
a cross; cruciform.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cruciate \Cru"ci*ate\ (kr?"sh?-?t), v. t.
To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See Excruciate. --Bale.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cruciate
adj 1: shaped like a cross [syn: cruciate, cruciform]