cultrateadj.

Brit.

/ˈkʌltrət/,

/ˈkʌltreɪt/, U.S.

/ˈkəltrət/,

/ˈkəlˌtreɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin cultrātus.

Etymology: < classical Latin cultrātus shaped like a knife (Pliny) < cultr- , culter knife, share (see coulter n.) + -ātus -ate suffix¹. Compare earlier cultrated adj.

Botany and Zoology.

Formed like the blade of a knife or ploughshare; esp. curved with a pointed end, often with one flattened and one sharp edge, like a pruning knife. Cf. cultriform adj.

ΚΠ

1803 W. Turton tr. C. Linnaeus Gen. Syst. Nature VI. 1509 Leaves 3-sided, cultrate [L. cultratis], compressed at the tip.

1831 R. Jameson Wilson & Bonaparte's Amer. Ornithol. (rev. ed.) IV. 62 Together with the crows, they [sc. the jays] are eminently distinguished by their stout, cultrate bill.

1856 W. Clark tr. J. van der Hoeven Handbk. Zool. I. 387 Borer..included in a bivalve sheath, compressed, cultrate.

1927 Jrnl. N.Y. Entomol. Soc. 35 400 Suprahumerals broad at bases, cultrate, obliquely ascending, lightly reflexed.

1995 Kew Bull. 50 619 Wing petals..cultrate and upcurving.

2004 Jrnl. Palaeontol. 78 586/2 Siculate sclerites of A[ustralohalkiera] superstes n. gen and sp. are more abundant than either cultrate or palmate sclerites.

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

单词	cultrate
释义	cultrateadj. Brit. /ˈkʌltrət/, /ˈkʌltreɪt/, U.S. /ˈkəltrət/, /ˈkəlˌtreɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin cultrātus. Etymology: < classical Latin cultrātus shaped like a knife (Pliny) < cultr- , culter knife, share (see coulter n.) + -ātus -ate suffix¹. Compare earlier cultrated adj. Botany and Zoology. Formed like the blade of a knife or ploughshare; esp. curved with a pointed end, often with one flattened and one sharp edge, like a pruning knife. Cf. cultriform adj. ΚΠ 1803 W. Turton tr. C. Linnaeus Gen. Syst. Nature VI. 1509 Leaves 3-sided, cultrate [L. cultratis], compressed at the tip. 1831 R. Jameson Wilson & Bonaparte's Amer. Ornithol. (rev. ed.) IV. 62 Together with the crows, they [sc. the jays] are eminently distinguished by their stout, cultrate bill. 1856 W. Clark tr. J. van der Hoeven Handbk. Zool. I. 387 Borer..included in a bivalve sheath, compressed, cultrate. 1927 Jrnl. N.Y. Entomol. Soc. 35 400 Suprahumerals broad at bases, cultrate, obliquely ascending, lightly reflexed. 1995 Kew Bull. 50 619 Wing petals..cultrate and upcurving. 2004 Jrnl. Palaeontol. 78 586/2 Siculate sclerites of A[ustralohalkiera] superstes n. gen and sp. are more abundant than either cultrate or palmate sclerites. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1803
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