cultrate

cul·trate

 (kŭl′trāt′) also cul·trat·ed (-trā′tĭd)
adj.
Sharp-edged and pointed; knifelike: cultrate leaves.
[Latin cultrātus, from culter, cultr-, knife; see skel- in Indo-European roots.]
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cultrate

(ˈkʌltreɪt) or

cultrated

adj
(Biology) shaped like a knife blade: cultrate leaves.
[C19: from Latin cultrātus, from culter knife]
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cul•trate

(ˈkʌl treɪt)

also cul′trat•ed,



adj.
sharp-edged and pointed, as a leaf.
[1855–60; < Latin cultrātus knife-shaped =cultr-, s. of culter knife + -ātus -ate1]
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