Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cruciate \Cru"ci*ate\ (kr?"sh?-?t or -sh?t; 106), a. [L.
   cruciatus, p. p. of cruciare to crucify, torture, fr. crux,
   crucis, a cross. See {Cross}.]
   1. Tormented. [Obs.] --Bale.

   2. (Bot.) Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of
      a cross; cruciform.

Cruciate \Cru"ci*ate\ (kr?"sh?-?t), v. t.
   To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See {Excruciate}. --Bale.

Source : WordNet®

cruciate
     adj : shaped like a cross [syn: {cruciform}]