cultrate
or cul·trat·ed
[ kuhl-treyt or kuhl-trey-tid ]
/ ˈkʌl treɪt or ˈkʌl treɪ tɪd /
adjective
sharp-edged and pointed, as a leaf.
Origin of cultrate
OTHER WORDS FROM cultrate
sub·cul·trate, adjective sub·cul·trat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby cultrate
Example sentences from the Web for cultrate
Beak straight, cultrate, the tip a little hooked; the lower mandible with an angular prominence: 11 species.
Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnus |William MacGillivrayBeak convex, cultrate; nostrils covered by recumbent bristly feathers: 19 species.
Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnus |William MacGillivray
British Dictionary definitions for cultrate
cultrate
cultrated
/ (ˈkʌltreɪt) /
adjective
shaped like a knife blade
cultrate leaves
Word Origin for cultrate
C19: from Latin
cultrātus, from
culter knife