ontogeny vs cultivation

cultivation vs ontogeny

ontogeny and cultivation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, cultivation is a hyponym of ontogeny; that is, cultivation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ontogeny:

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
cultivation: the process of fostering the growth of something

Other hyponyms of ontogeny include culture, amelogenesis, angiogenesis, apposition, auxesis, anthesis, blossoming, efflorescence, florescence, flowering, inflorescence, caenogenesis, cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis, kenogenesis, cohesion, cytogenesis, cytogeny, foliation, leafing, fructification, gametogenesis, germination, sprouting, habit, infructescence, intussusception, juvenescence, life cycle, masculinisation, masculinization, virilisation, virilization, morphogenesis, myelinisation, myelinization, neurogenesis, palingenesis, recapitulation, proliferation, psychogenesis, psychogenesis, psychomotor development, psychosexual development, rooting, suppression, dentition, odontiasis, teething, teratogenesis, vegetation.

ontogeny (noun)	cultivation (noun)
(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	(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
	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 ontogeny and cultivation

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