CULTRATE

Etymology

Adjective

cultrate (comparative more cultrate, superlative most cultrate)

(botany, zoology) Sharp-edged and pointed; shaped like a pruning knife, as the beak of certain birds.

Synonym: cultriform

Source: Wiktionary


Cul"trate (kl"trt), Cul"tra*ted (-tr-td), a. Etym: [L. cultratus knife-shaped, fromculter, cultri, knife.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)

Definition: Sharp-edged and pointed; shaped like a pruning knife, as the beak of certain birds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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