CRUCIFORM

cruciate, cruciform

(adjective) shaped like a cross

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

cruciform

Having the shape of a cross.

Noun

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



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