Meaning & use
cultured
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Having refined tastes and knowledge in the arts and manners; also, grown or developed under controlled laboratory conditions.
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She was raised to be a cultured young woman, fluent in three languages and well-versed in classical music.
The lab produced cultured meat from animal cells grown in a bioreactor.
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The biological sense, as in "cultured pearls" or "cultured yogurt," refers to organisms or products grown under deliberately controlled conditions.
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2. adjective
Grown artificially in a laboratory or controlled medium, especially cells, bacteria, or pearls.
Cultured pearls are formed after a technician inserts an irritant into an oyster.
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