{ } a. [ L. cultratus knife-shaped, fromculter, cultri, knife. ] (Bot. & Zool.) Sharp-edged and pointed; shaped like a pruning knife, as the beak of certain birds. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. 1. marked by refinement in taste and manners; as, cultivated tastes in art. Syn. -- civilized, cultured, genteel, polite. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. used for raising crops; -- of land or soil. [ WordNet 1.5 ]