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Cruciform definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CRUCIFORM, a. [L., a cross, and form.] Cross-shaped.
In botany, consisting of four equal petals, disposed int he form of a cross.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: shaped like a cross [syn: cruciate, cruciform]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin cruc-, crux + English -form Date: 1661 forming or arranged in a cross • cruciform noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. cross-shaped (esp. of a church with transepts). Etymology: L crux crucis cross + -FORM

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cruciform Cru"ci*form (kr?"s?-f?rm), a. [L. crux, crucis, cress + -form: cf. F. cruciforme.] Cross-shaped; (Bot.) having four parts arranged in the form of a cross.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

A cruciform building or object is shaped like a cross. (FORMAL) ...a cruciform tower. ADJ: usu ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Cross-shaped, cruciate.