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.

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Origin of cultrate

1855–60; < Latin cultrātus knife-shaped, equivalent to cultr- (stem of culter) knife + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM cultrate

sub·cul·trate, adjectivesub·cul·trat·ed, adjective

Words nearby cultrate

cultivate, cultivate one's own garden, cultivated, cultivation, cultivator, cultrate, cultural, cultural anthropology, cultural appropriation, cultural capital, cultural cringe
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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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