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cultrate
[ kuhl-treyt ]
/ ˈkʌl treɪt /
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adjective
sharp-edged and pointed, as a leaf.
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Also cul·trat·ed [kuhl-trey-tid] /ˈkʌl treɪ tɪd/ .
Origin of cultrate
OTHER WORDS FROM cultrate
sub·cul·trate, adjectivesub·cul·trat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby cultrate
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How to use cultrate in a sentence
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 bladecultrate leaves
Word Origin for cultrate
C19: from Latin cultrātus, from culter knife
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