Definitions for "Cruciate"
Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform.
adjective, Latin crux = cross, hence, crossed like the letter X.
Four separate petals in cross form.
Keywords:  torment, excruciate, obs, torture, see
Tormented.
To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See Excruciate.
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