cruciate

[ kroo-shee-it, -eyt ]
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adjective
  1. shaped like a cross; cross-shaped.

  2. Botany. having the form of a cross with equal arms, as the flowers of mustard.

  1. Entomology. crossing diagonally when at rest, as the wings of certain insects.

Origin of cruciate

1
1675–85; <New Latin cruciātus, equivalent to Latin cruci- (stem of crux) cross + -ātus-ate1

Other words from cruciate

  • cru·ci·ate·ly, adverb
  • post·cru·ci·ate, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for cruciate

cruciate

/ (ˈkruːʃɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /


adjective
  1. shaped or arranged like a cross: cruciate petals

noun
  1. informal

Origin of cruciate

1
C17: from New Latin cruciātus, from Latin crux cross

Derived forms of cruciate

  • cruciately, adverb

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