cultrate

[ kuhl-treyt ]

adjective

1. sharp-edged and pointed, as a leaf.

cultrate

/ ˈkʌltreɪt /

adjective

1. shaped like a knife blade

   cultrate leaves

Other Words From

• sub·cul·trate adjective
• sub·cul·trat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cultrate¹

1855–60; < Latin cultrātus knife-shaped, equivalent to cultr- (stem of culter ) knife + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of cultrate¹

C19: from Latin cultrātus, from culter knife

Example Sentences

Description.—Black, glossed with bronzy and purplish; bill and feet black; bill with the culmen much elevated, compressed and cultrate: whole length 13·0 inches, wing 5·5, tail 7·0.

From Project Gutenberg

Beak convex, cultrate; nostrils covered by recumbent bristly feathers: 19 species.

From Project Gutenberg

Beak cultrate, the tip incurved, not covered with feathers at the base: 6 species.

From Project Gutenberg

Beak cultrate, convex, bareish at the base: 8 species.

From Project Gutenberg

Beak shorter than the head, cultrate, hooked, serrated: 3 species.

From Project Gutenberg