cruciate: Meaning and Definition of
cru•ci•ate
Pronunciation: (kr'shē-it, -āt"), [key] — adj.
- cross-shaped.
- having the form of a cross with equal arms, as the flowers of mustard.
- crossing diagonally when at rest, as the wings of certain insects.
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