cultrate

adjective

cul·​trate

ˈkəl‧ˌtrāt

variants or less commonly cultrated

-ātə̇d

: sharp-edged and pointed : shaped like a pruning knife

a crow's beak is cultrate

Word History

Etymology

cultrate from Latin cultratus knife-shaped, from cultr-, culter knife + -atus -ate; cultrated from Latin cultratus + English -ed

First Known Use

1752, in the meaning defined above

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