cruciate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite shaped like a cross
    cruciform.

WordNet

Cru"ci*ate adjective
Etymology
L. cruciatus, p. p. of cruciare to crucify, torture, fr. crux, crucis, a cross. See Cross.
Definitions
  1. Tormented. Obs. Bale.
  2. (Bot.) Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform.
Cru"ci*ate transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To torture; to torment. Obs. See Excruciate. Bale.

Webster 1913