cruciate
shaped like a cross; cross-shaped.
Botany. having the form of a cross with equal arms, as the flowers of mustard.
Entomology. crossing diagonally when at rest, as the wings of certain insects.
Origin of cruciate
1Other words from cruciate
- cru·ci·ate·ly, adverb
- post·cru·ci·ate, adjective
Words Nearby cruciate
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How to use cruciate in a sentence
That action puts a stress in the anterior cruciate ligament.
Cruciato-complicatus: folded crosswise: incumbent wings when the inner margins overlap; not well distinguished from cruciate.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. SmithIt may even slip past the condyle and into the intercondyloid notch, and come to lie against the cruciate ligaments.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander MilesEach pileated piece of the skeleton has four equal, cruciate, triangular meshes.
The lateral branches of the styles are usually very numerous and regularly cruciate in alternating opposite pairs.
British Dictionary definitions for cruciate
/ (ˈkruːʃɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /
shaped or arranged like a cross: cruciate petals
informal
short for cruciate ligament
(as modifier): cruciate problems
Origin of cruciate
1Derived forms of cruciate
- cruciately, adverb
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