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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cruciate /ˈkruːʃɪət, -eɪt/

▶adjective Anatomy & Botany cross-shaped.

– origin C19: from L. cruciatus, from crux, cruc- ‘cross’.

'cruciate' also found in these Oxford entries:

ACL - cruciate ligament

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