Cul"tus (?), a. [See Cultus cod.] Bad, worth less; no good. [Northwestern U. S.]

"A bad horse, cultus [no good] !" he said, beating it with his whip.

F. H. Balch.

{ Cul"ver's phys"ic (?), or Cul"ver's root` (?) }. [So called after a Dr. Culver, who used it.] (Bot.) The root of a handsome erect herb (Leptandra, syn. Veronica, Virginica) common in most moist woods of North America , used as an active cathartic and emetic; also, the plant itself.

Cum"mer*bund` (?), n. [Written also kummerbund, cummerband, etc.] [Hind. kamarband, fr. Per. Kamar loins + band fastening.] A sash for the waist; a girdle. [India]

Cum"quat (?), n. (Bot.) See Kumquat.

Cup"py (?), a. 1. Hollow; cuplike; also, full of cups, or small depressions.

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