cristaldre

[A corruption of Christ is (Christ's) ladder (q. v.).] Christ's ladder, a plant, Erythræa Centaurium . cris'-tāte, cris-tā'-těd, a. [Lat. cristatus, from crista a crest, a tuft.] 1. Bot.: The same as CRESTED (q. v.). 2. Entom.: Tufted with hairs. "The me so sternum is always more or le cristate."_ Trans. Amer. Philos . Soc., vol. xiii., p. 118 (1873). cris-ta-těl-la, s. [Dimin. of Lat. cristatus = crested.] Zool .: A genus of Polyzoa or Bryozoa, the typical one of the family CRISTA TELL IDE (q. v.). cris-ta-tel-li-dæ, s. pl. [Mod. Lat. crista tell a (q. v.), and fem.pl. adj. suff. - ide.] Zool .: A family of Polyzoa or Bryozoa founded by Prof. Allman. It belongs to the order Phylactolemata. It has a free and locomotive polyzoary. The species are found in fresh water. cris-ta-tō, in compos. [Lat. cristatus, and o connective.] As the first word in a compound: Crested. crista to-rugose, a. Bot.: Crested and furrowed; having the wrinkles of a surface deep and sharp-edged. ( Treas . of Bot .) cris-těl-lär-I-a, s. [Dimin. of Lat. crista =a crest, and fem. sing. or neut. pl. adj. suff. -aria .] Zobl .: A genus of Foraminifers, the typical one of the family Cristellariade or Cris tellar idea (q. v.).