cultivativeadj.

Brit.

/ˈkʌltəˌveɪtɪv/, U.S.

/ˈkəltəˌveɪdɪv/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: cultivate v.; Latin cultivat- , cultivare , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < cultivate v. or its etymon post-classical Latin cultivat-, past participial stem of cultivare + -ive suffix.

Of, relating to, or involving cultivation (in various senses); tending to cultivate (a quality, etc.).In quot. 1836: = cultivable adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > [adjective]

cultivatory1815

cultivative1836

1836 F. H. Baddeley Rep. 8 Mar. in App. Jrnls. House of Assembly Upper Canada (1837) No. 37. 18/1 The land thus far on the shores of the river is usually low and perfectly cultivative, though not of the best quality.

1856 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 17 539 We drilled a plot of 2½ yards square with the seed that had been kept during the winter—a fact to be carefully noted, as..constituting what we shall hereafter revert [sic] to as a cultivative process.

1920 Proc. 11th Ann. Convent. Internat. Assoc. Rotary Clubs 33 The chief activities of the clubs..have been cultivative of a better feeling on the part of the man who lives in the town and the man who lives in the country.

1947 Science 31 Oct. 407/2 The rewards to the human ecologist for interest in Arctic vegetation can be found in regard to..fuel utilization, cultivative potential, and even pharmaceuticals.

2007 Microbial Ecol. 54 731/1 A number of studies have focused on identifying and characterizing individual BBD [= black band disease] microorganisms using both cultivative and noncultivative techniques.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cultivative
释义	cultivativeadj. Brit. /ˈkʌltəˌveɪtɪv/, U.S. /ˈkəltəˌveɪdɪv/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: cultivate v.; Latin cultivat- , cultivare , -ive suffix. Etymology: < cultivate v. or its etymon post-classical Latin cultivat-, past participial stem of cultivare + -ive suffix. Of, relating to, or involving cultivation (in various senses); tending to cultivate (a quality, etc.).In quot. 1836: = cultivable adj. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > [adjective] cultivatory1815 cultivative1836 1836 F. H. Baddeley Rep. 8 Mar. in App. Jrnls. House of Assembly Upper Canada (1837) No. 37. 18/1 The land thus far on the shores of the river is usually low and perfectly cultivative, though not of the best quality. 1856 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 17 539 We drilled a plot of 2½ yards square with the seed that had been kept during the winter—a fact to be carefully noted, as..constituting what we shall hereafter revert [sic] to as a cultivative process. 1920 Proc. 11th Ann. Convent. Internat. Assoc. Rotary Clubs 33 The chief activities of the clubs..have been cultivative of a better feeling on the part of the man who lives in the town and the man who lives in the country. 1947 Science 31 Oct. 407/2 The rewards to the human ecologist for interest in Arctic vegetation can be found in regard to..fuel utilization, cultivative potential, and even pharmaceuticals. 2007 Microbial Ecol. 54 731/1 A number of studies have focused on identifying and characterizing individual BBD [= black band disease] microorganisms using both cultivative and noncultivative techniques. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1836
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