Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CRIST'ATE, or CRIST'A-TED
CRIST'ATE, or CRIST'A-TED, a. [L. cristatus, from crista, a crest.]
In botany, crested; tufted; having an appendage like a crest or tuft, as some anthers and flowers. – Martyn.
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