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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Cru'ci-ate, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. cruciatus, p. p. of cruciare. See supra.]

  1. Tormented. [Obs.] Bale.
  2. (Bot.) Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform.
A botanical drawing of a cruciate leaf, with four broad lobes and a central cluster of small structures.
Cruciate Leaf.