cruciate, cruciform
(adjective) shaped like a cross
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cruciform
Having the shape of a cross.
cruciform (plural cruciforms)
(genetics) A cross shape in DNA; a Holliday junction.
Any emblem in the shape of a cross.
Source: Wiktionary
Cru"ci*form (kr"s-frm), a. Etym: [L. crux, crucis, cress + -form: cf. F. cruciforme.]
Definition: Cross-shaped; (Bot.) having four parts arranged in the form of a cross.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 June 2025
(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
