cultivation vs ontogeny

ontogeny vs cultivation

cultivation and ontogeny both are nouns.

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

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

cultivation: the process of fostering the growth of something
ontogeny: (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, maturation, ontogenesis.

cultivation (noun)	ontogeny (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
the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale)
the process of fostering the growth of something
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

Difference between cultivation and ontogeny

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