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variety vs cultivar

cultivar vs variety

variety and cultivar both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
variety Yes No No No
cultivar Yes No No No
As nouns, cultivar is a hyponym of variety; that is, cultivar is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than variety:
  • variety: (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
  • cultivar: a variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation
Other hyponyms of variety include breed, stock, strain.
variety (noun) cultivar (noun)
noticeable heterogeneity a variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation
a difference that is usually pleasant
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances
(biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
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