cultivation vs maturation

maturation vs cultivation

cultivation and maturation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cultivation	Yes	No	No	No
maturation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, maturation is a hypernym of cultivation; that is, maturation is a word with a broader meaning than cultivation:

cultivation: the process of fostering the growth of something
maturation: (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

Other hypernyms of cultivation include development, growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny.

cultivation (noun)	maturation (noun)
(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)	(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners	coming to full development; becoming mature
the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale)	(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
the process of fostering the growth of something
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

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