cruciate
[ kroo-shee-it, -eyt ]
/ ˈkru ʃi ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
adjective
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
OTHER WORDS FROM cruciate
cru·ci·ate·ly, adverb post·cru·ci·ate, adjectiveWords nearby cruciate
Example sentences from the Web for cruciate
Each pileated piece of the skeleton has four equal, cruciate, triangular meshes.
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.
British Dictionary definitions for cruciate
cruciate
/ (ˈkruːʃɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /
adjective
shaped or arranged like a cross
cruciate petals
noun
informal
- short for cruciate ligament
- (as modifier)cruciate problems
Derived forms of cruciate
cruciately, adverbWord Origin for cruciate
C17: from New Latin
cruciātus, from Latin
crux cross
Medical definitions for cruciate
cruciate
[ krōō′shē-āt′ ]
adj.
Having the form of a cross, as in certain ligaments of the knee.
Arranged in or forming a cross, as for a bandage.
Overlapping or crossing, as the wings of some insects when at rest.