cultist

a member of a cult ;

cultivar

a variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation ;

cultivated cabbage

any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers ;

cultivated carrot

perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions ;

cultivated celery

widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked ;

cultivated crab apple

any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acid (usually bright red) fruit used for preserving or as ornamentals for their blossoms ;

cultivated land

arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops ;

cultivated parsnip

European biennial having a long fusiform root that has been made palatable through cultivation ;

cultivated plant

plants that are grown for their produce ;

cultivated rice

yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population ;

cultivated strawberry

widely cultivated ;

cultivation

(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops ; socialization through training and education ; a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad ;

cultivator

a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) ; someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil ;

cultural anthropology

the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society ;

cultural attache

an attache who is a specialist in cultural matters ;

cultural movement

a group of people working together to advance certain cultural goals ;

cultural revolution

a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos ;

culturati

people interested in culture and cultural activities ;

culture

the raising of plants or animals; "the culture of oysters" ; (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish" ; the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group ; all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture" ; a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization" ; a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad ;

culture medium

(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms ;

culture shock

a condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes ;

cultus

a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin" ;

culver's physic

a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America ;

culver's root

a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America ;

culverin

a medieval musket ; a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries ;

culvers physic

a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America ;

culvers root

a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America ;

culvert

a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway ;

cum

the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract ;

cumana

a port city in northeastern Venezuela on the Caribbean Sea; founded in 1523, it is the oldest European settlement in South America ;

cumarone

a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins ;

cumberland

a river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky ; English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765) ;

cumberland gap

a pass through the Cumberland Mountains between Virginia and Kentucky that early settlers used in order to move west ;

cumberland mountains

the southwestern part of the Appalachians ;

cumberland plateau

the southwestern part of the Appalachians ;

cumberland river

a river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky ;

cumbersomeness

trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano" ;

cumbria

a county of northwestern England ; a former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England; the name continued to be used for the hilly northwestern region of England including the Lake District and the northern Pennines ;

cumfrey

perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas ;

cumin

aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family ; dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds ;