cruciate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
cruciate
    adj 1: shaped like a cross [syn: {cruciate}, {cruciform}]
    
from 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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from 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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