crosier or crozier /krōˈz(h)yər/

1. The pastoral staff or crook of a bishop or abbot
2. An archbishop's cross (non-standard)
3. The coiled growing tip of a young plant, esp a fern

croˈsiered adjective

• taperingly
• taperings
• taperness
• tapernesses
• taper pin
• taper pins
• taper roller bearing
• taper roller bearings
• tapers
• taperwise
• tapes
• tapescript
• tapescripts
• tape slap
• tape slaps
• tape streamer
• tape streamers
• tapestried
• tapestries
• tapestry
• tapestrying
• tapestry moth
• tapestry moths
• tapet
• tapeta