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cultivar

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

noun

a variety of plant that originated and persisted under cultivation.

Nearby words

  1. cultic,
  2. cultigen,
  3. cultish,
  4. cultism,
  5. cultivable,
  6. cultivate,
  7. cultivate one's own garden,
  8. cultivated,
  9. cultivation,
  10. cultivator

Origin of cultivar

1920–25; blend of cultivated and variety
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British Dictionary definitions for cultivar

cultivar

/ (ˈkʌltɪˌvɑː) /

noun

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

Word Origin for cultivar

C20: from culti (vated) + var (iety)
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Word Origin and History for cultivar

cultivar

n.

1923, from culti(vated) var(iety), coined by U.S. horticulturalist Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858-1954) in "Gentes Herbarum."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Science definitions for cultivar

cultivar

[ kŭl′tə-vär′, -vâr′ ]

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