cultivar

American  

[kuhl-tuh-vahr, -ver] / ˈkʌl təˌvɑr, -vər /

noun

1. a variety of plant that originated and persisted under cultivation.

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cultivar British  

/ ˈkʌltɪˌvɑː /

noun

1. a variety of a plant that was produced from a natural species and is maintained by cultivation

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cultivar Scientific  

/ kŭl′tə-vär′,-vâr′ /

1. A variety of a plant that has been created or selected intentionally and maintained through cultivation.

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Etymology

Origin of cultivar

1920–25; blend of cultivated and variety

Example Sentences

Researchers studied a cultivar of sugarcane known as R570 that has been used for decades around the world as the model to understand sugarcane genetics.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

Measuring the psychotropic and other properties of a particular cultivar takes expensive DNA tests, DeAngelo explains.

From National Geographic • Oct. 23, 2023

Amsonia Blue Behemoth, a new cultivar of another mainstay native, reaches a portly 4 feet tall and is dappled with plentiful clusters of baby blue spring blossoms.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

Another factor is the variety or cultivar of the plant.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2023

How should the full name of a cultivar be written?

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association