Meaning

1 senses
  1. A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species.

    Cultivar, Kultivar, Kulturvarietät

    сортsort, культива́рkulʹtivár

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

Examples

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  1. This cultivar is the champion amongst mushrooms.

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  2. Determinate tomato cultivars stop growing at a certain height.

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  3. Scientists are studying the genetic diversity of nightshades to evolve more resistant cultivars.

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  4. A cultivar is a plant deliberately selected for its characteristics, such as color, crop yield or disease resistance.

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  5. Cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts are all cultivars of the same species.

    deWeißkohl, Blumenkohl, Brokkoli und Rosenkohl sind alles Sorten derselben Pflanzenart.

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Translations

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Origin

Blend of cultivated + variety or cultigen + variety. Coined by American botanist Liberty H

Blend of cultivated + variety or cultigen + variety. Coined by American botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1923.

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